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NFL News / Pro Football Talk / August 9, 2025
DeMaurice Smith would not have hidden the collusion ruling 
The most stunning, and underreported, development of the summer came from the news that the NFL and the NFL Players Association hid for more than five months the 61-page ruling in a collusion grievance regarding fully-guaranteed player contracts.
NFL News / Pro Football Talk / July 26, 2025
Who are the candidates for NFLPA interim executive director? No one knows
The NFL Players Association needs an executive director. Before that, the NFLPA needs an interim executive director. At this point, no one knows who the more immediate hire will be.
NFL News / Pro Football Rumors / July 19, 2025
JC Tretter, Don Davis are front-runners for interim NFLPA exec. director
The NFLPA is continuing to navigate the fallout of a series of revelations about executive director Lloyd Howell and his subsequent resignation. The union’s 32 player representatives met on Friday night to discuss the next steps regarding Howell’s now-vacant position.
The 'Active NFL catch leaders' quiz
How many of the active NFL players with at least 400 catches in their career can you name in five minutes?
NFL News / Pro Football Talk / July 9, 2025
Report: NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell blamed De Smith for wasting sources on collusion case
While the NFL technically won the collusion grievance over the effort to suppress guaranteed salaries, the NFL Players Association scored a partial victory.
Ranking the NFL's backup quarterbacks for the 2026 season
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Dallas Cowboys News / Pro Football Talk / July 6, 2025
De Smith's upcoming book takes shots at Roger Goodell, Jerry Jones, Jeff Pash
Turf Wars , the upcoming book from former NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, contains several blunt characterizations regarding some of the management folks with whom he did battle during his years on the job.
Pittsburgh Steelers News / Pro Football Talk / July 2, 2025
De Smith's upcoming book describes Aaron Rodgers as "isolated" and "dismissive"
Former NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith has a book coming out in early August. And Daniel Kaplan of AwfulAnnouncing.com has gotten an advance PDF of Turf Wars .
New York Jets News / Pro Football Talk / February 6, 2025
Upcoming De Smith book includes account of CBA argument between Kirk Cousins, Aaron Rodgers
They faced off on multiple occasions during their time with the Vikings and Packers. During the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement talks, quarterback Kirk Cousins and quarterback Aaron Rodgers engaged in a different kind of interaction.
NFL News / Pro Football Talk / January 22, 2025
Collusion grievance ruling is out, and no one is talking about it
During the 2022 season, former NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith strongly hinted during an appearance on #PFTPM that a collusion grievance was coming over the refusal of the league's teams to give certain veteran quarterback fully-guaranteed contracts.
NFL News / Pro Football Talk / December 5, 2024
George Atallah leaves NFLPA after 15 years
After the NFL Players Association hired DeMaurice Smith to serve as executive director in 2009, one of Smith's first key hires was George Atallah. Fifteen years and two CBAs later, Atallah is moving on.
NFL News / Pro Football Talk / October 27, 2024
15 years ago, Congress forced the NFL, NFLPA to take concussions more seriously
The NFL has come a long way when it comes to the handling of players who have suffered concussions. The road as a practical matter started 15 years ago tomorrow.
25 NFL players who could retire after the 2026 season
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
NFL News / Pro Football Talk / July 23, 2024
In push for 18 games, the NFLPA needs to drive a harder bargain
When it comes to the NFL and the NFL Players Association, a disparity exists in bargaining power. One side is willing to use the nuclear option of shutting the game down for a full season, and one isn't.
NFL News / Pro Football Talk / May 30, 2024
NFLPA paid DeMaurice Smith $8.37 million in his final year as executive director
Running the NFL Players Association pays well. It doesn't pay nearly as well as running the NFL. Via Sports Business Journal , the NFLPA has filed annual paperwork revealing compensation for key employees.
NFL News / Pro Football Talk / February 22, 2024
AT&T outage knocks out NFLPA virtual agent seminar
A massive AT&T outage is impacting NFL business. The NFL Players Association scheduled a virtual agent seminar for today. It got started, and then it crapped out.
NFL News / Yardbarker / July 7, 2023
NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith suggests Rooney Rule alternative
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith has offered an alternative to the Rooney Rule.
Baltimore Ravens News / Yardbarker / March 20, 2023
NFLPA executive director blasts 'brutal conspiracy' against Lamar Jackson
Smith wrote a letter concerning the current state of Lamar Jackson's free agency and its broader implications across the NFL.
NFL News / Yardbarker / February 9, 2023
NFLPA leader wants to make big change to draft process
The NFL draft has become a year-long event, but DeMaurice Smith, the leader of the NFL Players Association, would like to see some of that scaled back.
Washington Commanders News / Yardbarker / October 13, 2021
NFLPA wants Washington emails released to learn about potential hiring biases?
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith has explained the NFLPA wants the league to release all of the reported 650,000 emails discovered as part of the probe.
Las Vegas Raiders News / Yardbarker / October 8, 2021
Jon Gruden, Raiders respond to story about racist trope in 2011 email
Jon Gruden used a racist trope while describing NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith in a 2011 email.
Buffalo Bills News / Yardbarker / May 18, 2021
DeMaurice Smith criticizes 'stupidity' of Bills GM's comments on cutting unvaccinated players
The NFL and NFL Players Association aren't mandating that players get vaccinated to participate in offseason activities or the 2021 season, and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith lashed out at Beane
NFL News / Yardbarker / April 17, 2021
NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith says it's in players' best interest to sit out voluntary workouts
Smith's comments come after players from at least half of the league's 32 teams announced they would not be participating in voluntary workouts.
NFL News / Yardbarker / February 3, 2021
NFLPA has no plan for Super Bowl LV postponement due to COVID-19
The NFL and National Football League Players Association are several days and one game away from completing a full season on time amid the coronavirus pandemic.
NFL News / Yardbarker / April 22, 2020
Lack of 'force majeure' clause could affect future NFL, NFLPA negotiations
The NFL has adopted a "wait-and-see" approach amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and players have a trump card in their back pocket should games get canceled or altered.
NFL News / Yardbarker / June 13, 2018
What would it look like if the NFL had no salary cap?
For the second year in a row, Aaron Donald skipped the Los Angeles Rams’ OTAs. He will skip minicamp and then training camp, and he may even forgo regular-season games if he doesn’t get a new contract.
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