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Thanks to an NFL-NFLPA initiative that teaches players the ins and outs of business, Saints QB Drew Brees and many others are prepared for life after football, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Without a new CBA soon, many free-agent standouts will find their mobility limited by "restricted" status, writes Len Pasquarelli. He assembled an ESPN.com all-star team of such players.

Thanks to new NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, the plight of retired NFL players appears to be improving -- but much work remains, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Negotiations 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.

Nearly 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.

There is plenty to admire about Sen. Arlen Specter, but he has no business sticking his nose into NFL matters such as Spygate, writes Len Pasquarelli.

THE NFLPA's appeal of the ruling saying the league can recover Michael Vick's bonus will be heard on Friday.

Just three days after quarterback Daunte Culpepper said he would pursue NFL Players Association intervention to help him gain his freedom from the Miami Dolphins, the union on Tuesday filed a grievance on his behalf.

Informed on Friday that he would not be permitted to participate in team drills during the Miami Dolphins' weekend minicamp, quarterback Daunte Culpepper will seek intervention from the NFL Players Association to end a stalemate that has left his career i

By putting the NFLPA's latest proposal up for vote, Paul Tagliabue has put the onus of labor peace on the owners.

NFLPA head Gene Upshaw outlined the union's view of ongoing negotiations toward a CBA extension Wednesday and reiterated his goal to grab a bigger piece of leaguewide revenues for his constituents.

Vikings' Brian Russell was one of three $100,000 recipients of the NFLPA's "performance based pay" program.

In an effort to add another resource to the league's quest for improved diversity, NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw has appointed a committee comprised of six veterans, to help identify viable minority candidates for coaching and key management positions.

Nearly one week after the Kansas City Chiefs reached an agreement with first-round draft choice Ryan Sims, the contract with the defensive tackle has not yet been signed by team officials, and it remains unclear when it will be.

Acting on behalf of unsigned first-round draft choices Ryan Sims and Bryant McKinnie, the NFL Players Association has filed a formal request for an inquiry into what it feels is collusion by the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings, ESPN.com learned.

The NFLPA wants players to be able to choose between feuding superagents Leigh Steinberg and David Dunn.