NFL Players Association

DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the National Football League Players Association (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

NFLPA Executive Director, Union President Take On NFL On Player Safety Issues

Less than 18 months after the league and players ended a lockout, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and union president Domonique Foxworth used a Super Bowl news conference to lay out a series of complaints about safety issues on Thursday.

2013/02/01

Ray Lewis (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Keidel: Is Super Bowl Sunday Even Super Anymore?

I’ve been alive and lucid for about 37 of the 47 Super Bowls, and it’s hard to recall a game this big shrink in the shadow of peripheral stories.

2013/01/31

Ray Lewis (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

Ray Lewis Dismisses Talk Of Using Deer-Antler Spray To Speed Up Recovery

Of all the topics that Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis wanted to talk about at Super Bowl media day, deer-antler spray probably was not on the list.

2013/01/30

Phil McConkey (credit: Mike Powell/Getty Images)

Ex-Giant McConkey Blasts NFLPA, Drew Brees; ’87 Strike A ‘Great Regret’

Former Giants wide receiver Phil McConkey has few regrets. But the 1987 strike was a big one.

2013/01/15

Jonathan Vilma (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Goodell Upholds Suspensions Of Vilma, Smith; Reduces Penalties For Fujita, Hargrove

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the suspensions of ex-Jet Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith on Tuesday for their role in the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal, and reduced penalties for Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove.

2012/10/10

NFLPA Files Lawsuit, Calls Goodell “Evidently Biased”

The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit against the NFL on behalf of three players suspended in connection with the bounty investigation, calling Commissioner Roger Goodell “incurably and evidently biased.”

2012/07/05

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NFL Passes New Pad Rules For Players

The NFL has made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season.

2012/05/22

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

NFL Club Execs To Be Briefed If Deal OK’d

Two people familiar with talks to end the NFL lockout tell The AP that if an agreement is ratified by Thursday, team executives will be briefed starting that day on how the deal’s terms affect league business.

WFAN–2011/07/18

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, left, enters a Manhattan law office, Friday, July 8, 2011, in New York. (credit: AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

Appeals Court Backs NFL Lockout, Tosses Judge’s Ruling

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out a judge’s order lifting the NFL lockout, possibly giving the league leverage in talks aimed at reaching a new labor deal.

WFAN–2011/07/08

Judge Orders NFL, Players To Try Mediation Again

The federal judge handling the lawsuit against the NFL ordered the sides to participate in court-supervised mediation, while still considering whether to grant a preliminary injunction to lift the lockout.

WFAN–2011/04/11