When all is finally said and done with the NFL labor dispute, the ability for both sides to come together and agree to a deal hinges on the personal relationship between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith.
National Football League Player Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith was the featured speaker at the University of Maryland Commencement Exercises today.
In a effort to one-up the NFL, DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFLPA has slashed his salary from $1.8 million to zero, $1 less than both NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Fresh off the heels of the great conference call that SB Nation (including Baltimore Beatdown) had with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday, comes the other side of the coin with a conference call with the NFL Players Association (now no longer a "union" but a "trade association') Executive Director DeMaurice Smith.
