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The destructive Jon Gruden-Roger Goodell rivalry started with one 'Monday Night Football' call
Gruden believes Goodell had a hand in ending the head coach's career.
NFLPA boss wants to abandon 'failure' Rooney Rule
DeMaurice Smith is no fan of the Rooney Rule.
NFLPA boss rips owners' guaranteed-contract hesitancy: 'Criminally gaming the game'
In nearly 15 years as the NFL Players Association’s executive director, DeMaurice Smith hasn’t seen anything comparable to Lamar Jackson’s situation.
NFLPA executive director sees Lamar Jackson contract saga as 'pivotal moment'
NFLPA's DeMaurice Smith gives his view on the weight Lamar Jackson's contract situation has on the rest of the league.
Union boss ramps up pressure on NFL to release all emails from WFT probe
If the NFL wants to halt the email leaks that already have brought down Jon Gruden, DeMaurice Smith says the league should just release all the messages it has.
NFL and players' union reach deal on return-to-play plan
As players plan to report to training camp in the coming days, the NFL and the NFL Players Association have finalized their return-to-play plan. Under the agreement, this year’s salary...
Tom Brady irks NFL union leader with continued workouts
Father time is not the only thing Tom Brady is flipping the bird to, and the NFL Players Association head is not happy about it. The 42-year-old quarterback is going...
Looks like NFL stars won't get their labor wish
INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron Rodgers, Richard Sherman and J.J. Watt all are future Hall of Famers, but their vote counts the same as the last man on every NFL roster when...
NFLPA head sends eerie lockout memo to players
Prepare. That's the apparent message coming from NFL Players' Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, who sent an email advising agents to begin budgeting for a possible season-long work stoppage in...
Roger Goodell: 'Everyone should stand for the National Anthem'
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday said that “everyone” should stand for the national anthem, according to a leaked internal league memo that also called ongoing national anthem protests by...
Trump doubles down on call to 'fire' NFL anthem protesters
President Trump ratcheted up his war of words with the NFL Saturday, insisting again that the league should boot players who refuse to stand during the national anthem. "If a...
Patriots conspired to muddle knee injury, recoup millions: lawsuit
In a callous scheme that reached the highest echelons of management, the Patriots purposefully altered medical treatment of a player's major knee injury in order to avoid paying out signing...
NFL union chief reveals A-Rod's influence on HGH testing
The lesson from Major League Baseball’s off-the-field pursuit of Alex Rodriguez is holding up an agreement to begin HGH testing in the NFL, the head of the players union said...