DeMaurice Smith Re-Elected As Head Of NFL Players' Union

DeMaurice Smith has been re-elected as executive director of the players' union in a special committee vote.

• Sep 20, 2017

NFLPA Executive Director Demaurice Smith Statement To Players On Referee Lockout

The decision by the NFL owners to lockout the referees jeopardizes your health and safety.

• Sep 26, 2012

Goodell, Smith Sign 10-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith have signed the new collective bargaining agreement on a makeshift table on the steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

• Aug 5, 2011

NFLPA Votes To Unanimously Approve CBA

Now it can be said with certainty: Get ready for some football!

• Jul 26, 2011

NFLPA Won't Vote On CBA Agreement Wednesday

The latest twist in the touch-and-go efforts to end the NFL lockout: Players didn't vote Wednesday on a full proposal to settle the labor dispute.

• Jul 21, 2011

Players, Owners Argue Over Legality Of Lockout At Hearing

The NFL and its players went back to court Friday for a pivotal hearing before a federal appeals court on the legality of the lockout, now nearly three months old with no sign of a new collective bargaining agreement that would save the 2011 season.

• Jun 3, 2011

De Smith: Lockout Isn't About 'Shut Up And Play'

The executive director of the NFL Players Association says the lockout shouldn't be boiled down to "Shut up and play."

• May 19, 2011