Pasquarelli: New NFLPA chief sympathetic to retired players' plight
Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.comThanks to new NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, the plight of retired NFL players appears to be improving -- but much work remains, writes Len Pasquarelli.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009Smith barred from meeting Seahawks assistants
...want to get a deal done before next March. Upshaw honored: The NFLPA will name its building in Washington, D.C., after former executive director Gene Upshaw. There will be a formal naming ceremony this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009
Retirees, NFLPA hope deal improves relations
Associated PressThis week's $26.25 million settlement between the NFL Players Association and the retired players solves a long-simmering marketing rift that once appeared headed to the Supreme Court.
Story | Conversation | June 05, 2009Sources: Union to pay millions to retired players
Chris Mortensen, ESPN.comThe NFL Players Association has settled the Herb Adderley lawsuit for an amount just short of the $28.1 million that retired players were awarded in a judgment last November, according to sources.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009NFL kicks off contract talks with players union
Associated PressThe NFL and its players union started Wednesday on a long road that they hope can avoid a work stoppage in 2011, when the current contract expires.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 2009Goodell says no timetable for new labor deal
Associated PressHeaded into contact talks with the players' union, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says there is no timetable to reach a new agreement.
Story | Conversation | June 01, 2009Ex-NFL players upset at union seeking support
Associated PressRetired football players angry with the NFL Players Association over disability and pension benefits say the executive director of the union may be ahead of himself in seeking their support during upcoming contract talks with the league.
Story | Conversation | May 31, 2009NFLPA head reaches out to retirees before talks
Associated PressThe NFL Players Association wants the support of various groups of retired players in its upcoming contract talks with the league.
Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009NFLPA will start CBA talks with league on June 1
Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.comNegotiations toward an extension of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players will begin on June 1, NFL executive vice president of labor/legal counsel Jeff Pash said here Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | May 19, 2009No more free labor: NFLPA director's deal done
Associated PressNew NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith says his contract has been completed.
Story | Conversation | May 12, 2009NFL pension changes for coaches wreak havoc
Chris Mortensen, ESPN.comConfusion and mistrust over changes in the league's pension program is wreaking havoc with some NFL teams' coaching staffs, according to Larry Kennan, executive director of the NFL Coaches Association.
Story | Conversation | May 06, 2009Goodell outlines possible lengthened NFL season
Associated PressNFL commissioner Roger Goodell can envision a Super Bowl played in mid-February if the league expands its regular-season schedule to 17 or 18 games.
Story | Conversation | April 24, 2009Sources: NFLPA boss working without a contract
Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.comNearly six weeks after he was elected as Gene Upshaw's successor, new NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith continues to work without a contract.
Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009Two days to the Draft - The year of the offensive lineman
ESPN Stats & Information, Special to InsiderWe start counting down the best draft picks in NFL history.
Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009
13 Days to the Draft: Big men on campus
Alvin Chang, Special to InsiderDo you know the best NFL player to walk the halls of USC? How about S.D. State? You will. Plus: Where do some of this year's top prospects fit in?
Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009
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