http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/NFL_Players_AssociationFind stories, videos, and photos about NFL Players Association from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:09:16 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/NFL_Players_Association14433Find stories, videos, and photos about NFL Players Association from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/24/concussion.chair.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/24/concussion.chair.ap/index.htmlCommissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams Tuesday, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes "to reduce head impacts."Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:34:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/23/nfl.concussions.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/23/nfl.concussions.ap/index.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) -- The NFL and its players union have approved independent doctors to evaluate head injuries for about half of the league's 32 teams as part of a new program.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:02:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/22/nfl.concussions.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/22/nfl.concussions.ap/index.htmlNEW YORK (AP) -- NFL teams will soon be working with independent neurologists on concussion issues.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:29:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/16/nflpa.mangini.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/16/nflpa.mangini.ap/index.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) -- The NFL Players Association is trying to set up a meeting with Cleveland Browns players this week to talk about coach Eric Mangini's practices, a person at the union told The Associated Press on Monday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:04:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/john_lopez/08/27/preseason/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/john_lopez/08/27/preseason/index.htmlExcept for coaches, scouts and degenerate gamblers, it has become obvious the NFL preseason is little more than an artifact of bygone days. And this year, it has become painfully obvious to too many players and owners.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:41:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/john_lopez/08/12/rookies/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/john_lopez/08/12/rookies/index.htmlThe overwhelming sentiment around the NFL is that some kind of "Crabtree Rule" will be a no-brainer when the next collective bargaining agreement is negotiated.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:28:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/06/nfl.nflpa.benefits/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/08/06/nfl.nflpa.benefits/index.htmlIf I were a football fan, I'd be worried about the NFL season in 2011. That's what this tiff between the National Football league and the NFL Players Association over guaranteed benefits for the 2010 uncapped year and beyond tells me.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:34:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/matt_light/07/07/light/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/matt_light/07/07/light/index.htmlWith Peter King on his annual four-week summer vacation, veteran offensive lineman Matt Light took time away from conducting a summer camp to write today's MMQB: Tuesday Edition column. Light is entering his ninth season with New England, where he's been a starter on three Super Bowl-winning teams this decade.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:20:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/matt_birk/07/03/birk/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/matt_birk/07/03/birk/index.htmlWith Peter King on his annual four-week summer vacation, veteran offensive lineman Matt Birk took time away from his holiday weekend to write today's Monday Morning Quarterback column. Birk, who played 11 seasons for the Vikings and was voted to six Pro Bowls, signed a three-year deal with the Ravens in the offseason.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:41:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/06/09/mail/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/06/09/mail/index.htmlI'll have a few quick hits before completely diving into today's e-mail, but first a cardiologist speaks from the heart:Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/06/02/mail/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/06/02/mail/index.htmlAs you read this, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith might still be assessing the damage in his Washington office after what can best be described as a bizarre fire in the bathroom adjacent to his office around 5 a.m.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:48:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/05/04/cowboys/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/05/04/cowboys/index.htmlSo far, public reaction to the tragic collapse of the Dallas Cowboys' indoor practice facility has understandably reflected sadness, shock and genuine empathy for the 12 injured persons, particularly scout Rich Behm, who was left permanently paralyzed from the waist down.Mon, 04 May 2009 21:03:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/04/14/mail/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/04/14/mail/index.htmlI had the chance to sit with the new executive director of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith, for three hours in Washington last week. I liked him. He's personable, he listens, he makes good arguments ... and, more importantly, he's a huge football fan. He loves the game, and it's going to be tough for him to tear himself away from his beloved Redskins and become a fan of all 32 teams. But to me that's a good thing. He's excited about meeting the men he's watched on TV over the years and was tickled that Peyton Manning was trying to reach out to him last week to congratulate him on the new job.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/04/08/wonderlic/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/04/08/wonderlic/index.htmlThe news that Plaxico Burress won his recent grievance hearing against the New York Giants over unpaid bonus money has already been declared a victory by new NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith. That's funny, because as a recently retired player and member of the union, it doesn't really feel like one to me.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:47:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/03/15/union/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/03/15/union/index.htmlQuite an offseason we're having. The NFLPA elects someone no one outside the District of Columbia Bar Association has ever heard of to succeed the late Gene Upshaw -- and all he has to do is go head-to-head with Roger Goodell on the most important CBA negotiation in a generation. One of the rising star quarterbacks in football, Jay Cutler, moves closer and closer toward divorce court with the Broncos. And LaDainian Tomlinson, who was supposed to get his contract cut to smithereens in his renegotiation deal with the Chargers, actually did quite well. Maybe not well enough to retire a Charger, but close.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/15/nflpa.smith/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/15/nflpa.smith/index.htmlIn a year in which sweeping and historic change has come to Washington, D.C. on a national scale, the NFL Players Association followed suit with the trend Sunday night, electing D.C.-based attorney DeMaurice F. Smith, a relative unknown quantity in NFL circles, as the union's new executive director, SI.com has learned.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:47:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/03/13/snaps/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/03/13/snaps/index.htmlMusings, observations and the occasional insight as we tip-toe through a Friday the 13th in the NFL offseason...Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:40:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/03/13/mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/03/13/mailbag/index.htmlConsider the following two lists of quarterbacks' names for a second: On one hand, you have Jeff Garcia, Byron Leftwich, Rex Grossman, Kyle Boller and J.P. Losman. On the other, you have J.T. O'Sullivan, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Dan Orlovsky. If I walked down the street and asked any casual fan which list of signal callers were on NFL rosters and which weren't, I bet they would get it wrong nine out of 10 times.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:42:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/03/11/nflpa/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/03/11/nflpa/index.htmlThis weekend, the National Football League Players Association team reps will meet in Hawaii to hear each of four candidates explain why he's the right man to head the NFLPA going forward. But few NFL fans, serious or casual, have a clue about what could be the biggest union leader election in professional sports history.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/05/terriupshaw/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/05/terriupshaw/index.htmlAs the contentious process of electing a new executive director of the NFL Players Association nears its conclusion in less than two weeks, Terri Upshaw, the widow of longtime NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw, told SI.com on Thursday that she questions whether former union president Troy Vincent would be "the right candidate'' to fill the powerful job her husband held for 25 years before his death in August 2008.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:49:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/02/25/vincent/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/02/25/vincent/index.htmlWith the NFL Players Association having outside legal counsel investigate whether former union president Troy Vincent improperly released confidential information about agents to a longtime friend and business partner, Mark Mangum, sources tell SI.com that one revelation expected to come to light is that former NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw had collected numerous internal e-mails from Vincent allegedly proving that he disclosed the privileged information.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:27:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/01/07/prospects/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/01/07/prospects/index.htmlEven though Commissioner Roger Goodell recently said the rookie pay system would remain status quo until at least 2011, an unprecedented number of underclassmen are still expected to enter the 2009 draft. Blame it on their fear of a possible work stoppage and the fear of longer terms of service to reach free agency on the horizon.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:47:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/12/06/nfl.supplements/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/12/06/nfl.supplements/index.htmlShould an NFL player be suspended for consuming a dietary supplement which contains a diuretic (a substance which can help to mask the presence of anabolic steroids in one's body) prohibited by the NFL's collectively-bargained steroid policy, even when the product's label omits mention of the diuretic?Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:03:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/08/26/upshaw/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/08/26/upshaw/index.htmlOf course, death could have him as it could have any man: any way it wanted. But an odd thing happened last week once it entered that big house, Gene Upshaw. Death became him.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/06/26/tucks.takes/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/06/26/tucks.takes/index.htmlWith no football to play for the first time in 18 years, former pro Ross Tucker is passing the time reading about his favorite sport. What follows are a few links to NFL-related articles he found and his take on them.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/05/20/react/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/05/20/react/index.htmlThe NFL owners' early opt out of their labor agreement with the players is one of the best things that could happen to the process. That isn't to say that this won't be a long and arduous fight between the players, who believe they deserve their rightful share of the pie, and the league, which has some legitimate financial concerns with small market franchises lagging behind the big boys, but timing was a key element here.Wed, 21 May 2008 03:46:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/04/09/business.classes/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/04/09/business.classes/index.htmlYour life-long dream has come true. You have beaten the odds and have made an NFL team. You go on to have a relatively successful career by staying in the league for 3.2 years. You are 25 years old. What are you going to do now?Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:15:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/michael_mccann/09/18/hearings/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/michael_mccann/09/18/hearings/index.htmlThe treatment of retired NFL players took center stage in Congress Tuesday as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw and others testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The interests of former players were championed by two Hall of Fame players, Mike Ditka and Gale Sayers and others.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:28:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/18/disability.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/18/disability.ap/index.htmlUnder fire from injured retirees who say they were denied sufficient benefits, the head of the National Football League Players Association asked Congress on Tuesday for greater authority to approve disability claims.Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:50:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/07/bc.fbn.nflretirees.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/07/bc.fbn.nflretirees.ap/index.htmlA judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the NFL players union of inadequately representing 3,500 retired players.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:19:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/20/disability.battle.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/20/disability.battle.ap/index.htmlIRVING, Texas (AP) -- Daryl Johnston is one of the lucky ones. Despite breaking his neck opening holes for Emmitt Smith, he walks without a cane or a limp and is able to hold down a lucrative second career in broadcasting.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/22/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/22/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmThe National Football League is generally a flawless marketing powerhouse. But a bunch of broken-down, retired players are in the process of handing the NFL its biggest public relations loss in years.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:04:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/03/20/nfl.discipline/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/03/20/nfl.discipline/index.htmlThe NFL may soon hand down the kind of decision that could highlight Roger Goodell's brief reign as commissioner and put the spotlight squarely on his efforts to strengthen the league's personal conduct policy. Sources within the league office say the NFL is likely to set an example with its punishment of troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman'' Jones, suspending him even before the legal process from a Las Vegas strip club brawl in February is complete. The suspension could wipe out his entire 2007 season.Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/11/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/11/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmWhen a judge ruled earlier this week that Major League Baseball and its players' union can't demand licensing rights fees from fantasy sports services, this was viewed as a victory for both the fantasy sports providers and millions of fantasy sports players.Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379425/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379425/index.htmThe NFL Players Association (NFLPA) strongly encourages its rookies to choose their advisers from those approved by the NFLPA Financial Advisers Program. But once a rookie has culled a handful of c...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379424/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379424/index.htmLike a lot of guys heading off to the big city for their first job after college, Quincy Monk didn't know (or care) all that much about stock markets, money management or the finer points of hiring...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/11/10/68252/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/11/10/68252/index.htmLease wars are being waged at 20th and L Streets, N.W., the latest battleground for developers trying to fill their marble and glass office palaces . . . At 2021 L Street, developers . . . offered ...Mon, 10 Nov 1986 05:01:00 EST