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DeMaurice Smith, the Executive Director of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) says there is no “drop dead day” to end negotiations over the NFL’s national anthem protests.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman accused Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones of having “the old plantation mentality,” when it comes to his rules against anthem protests.

The NFL and the NFL Players Association, have “expressed hope” that they will reach an agreement on what to do about the league’s anthem policy before the 2018 season begins.

Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross issued a statement on Friday afternoon, making it clear that the anthem conduct policy that was leaked to the media on Thursday was simply a requirement under the NFL’s new anthem policy.

The NFL and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) released a joint statement on Thursday night, vowing to put a hold on the new league rule requiring players on the field to stand for the playing of the national anthem.

Citing the First Amendment rights of their players, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) officially filed a grievance against the NFL to protest the recent rule meant to put an end to player protests during the playing of the national anthem.

The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) has hired three different law firms as they prepare to mount a legal challenge to the NFL’s new anthem policy.

The National Football Players Association is claiming that President Trump’s cancellation of the Philadelphia Eagles visit to the White House, also put an end to several player-led events that were planned for local children.

The NFL announced a new anthem policy on Wednesday, requiring players to either stand for the Star-Spangled Banner or wait in the locker room until it’s over.

NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Executive Director DeMaurice Smith believes the motive behind the new National Anthem rule in the NFL is about the league “exerting control” over the players. “It doesn’t appear to have the full support of all of

The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) says they were “not consulted” about the NFL’s new rule requiring players on the sidelines to stand for the national anthem.

The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is set to file two grievances with the NFL, over the league’s national anthem protest policies.

Still looking for a satisfactory policy on player protests during the playing of the national anthem, the NFL may be about ready to leave the decision over the protests to the individual teams.

Last weekend, the NFL Players Association had their annual meeting in Las Vegas. They held their elections, voted in a new treasurer, and added four new players to the NFLPA Executive Committee.

A tumultuous NFL season comes to a close Sunday night when the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots square off in Super Bowl LII.

Apparently, there’s an award that Colin Kaepernick has not won yet. Moving quickly to correct the situation, the NFL Players Association has named Colin Kaepernick as a finalist for the Byron “Whizzer” White Community MVP award.

The anthem protests begun by Colin Kaepernick last year, presented the NFL with a critical decision: Choose the side of the anthem protesters. Or choose the fans and customers of their game, who don’t want the sport polluted by politics.

The NFL’s sellout to their anthem-protesting players is starting to look a lot more like a buyout. According to ESPN, the league will offer nearly $100 million to causes designed to promote “social justice change.”

President Trump congratulated the NFL for finally coming to their senses on the anthem controversy last week, after Roger Goodell wrote a meme declaring that it was time to “move past the anthem controversy.” On Wednesday morning, had another message for the NFL, one not nearly as congratulatory.

The NFL and the NFL Players Association, met on Tuesday to discuss the anthem protests that have dominated so much coverage of the league. The two sides produced a compromise that allowed both sides to feel like they took something away from the table.

The NFL television ratings and attendance are down this year due to some players kneeling during the national anthem. If this trend continues, and myriad fans continue to stay away from the NFL product, it’s going to cost the players money, because there will be less profits to divvy about between their union and owners.

Los Angeles (AFP) – National Football League Players Association chief DeMaurice Smith hit back on Monday after fresh criticism of athletes who kneel or sit during the playing of the US national anthem.

If you ever wondered why the NFL Players Association has never cracked down on their players for disrespecting the flag, and advocating leftist politics. Well, it turns out the NFLPA is just as radical as their players. The proof of that, coming from documents showing that the players union has been bankrolling radical liberal advocacy groups.

The National Football League has met with the players union, the NFLPA, to discuss the national anthem protests that have plagued the last two seasons of football, reports say.

The NFL has a hot mess on its hands. Players knelt during the National Anthem in record numbers last weekend, an act of defiance towards President Donald J. Trump, who on September 22, called on kneeling players to be fired. The practice of NFL player anthem kneeling was started last year by former San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick because he feels the United States “oppresses black people.”

President Trump minced no words when it came to how he feels about NFL players who protest the playing of the national anthem. Speaking at a rally for Luther Strange, Republican candidate for Senate, Trump called the protesting players “SOB’s” and said he hoped they’d get “fired.”

The NFL’s league’s player’s union is still bestowing accolades upon Colin Kaepernick having now awarded him a “community outreach” award for 2017 even as he looks to become a footnote in NFL history.

For months, Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones claimed that the NFL had “no evidence” that his star running back Ezekiel Elliott was guilty of domestic violence. Well, in light of some recent revelations, it appears that Jones might have been right. It also appears that the NFL didn’t really seem to care.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is reportedly close to extending his contract another five years, according to Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal.

The NFL Players Association stands ready to help Colin Kaepernick with whatever he wants, whenever he asks them to do it.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says that he has listened to the fans, and what he’s heard, is that the fans do not like preseason football. According to Bob Glauber of Newsday, Goodell said, “When I go around to fans, that’s maybe the No. 1 thing I hear.

Commissioner Roger Goodell appears to be “softening” his position on the use of marijuana for pain management by NFL players.

The NFL Players Association headed up by DeMaurice Smith, former counsel to former Attorney General Eric Holder and one time member of Barack Obama’s transition team, once again signaled its willingness to enter the realm of political activism this week by threatening to steer free agents away from the Chicago Bears if a particular workers’ compensation bill passes in Illinois.

The AFL-CIO filed an amicus curiae brief on Tuesday supporting Tom Brady’s lawsuit against the NFL.

On the Thursday airing of “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Skip Bayless reacted to the NFL appealing the district court’s decision to vacate New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four game suspension for “Deflate-gate,” which was handed out by NFL