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Bengals' Ted Karras added to NFLPA executive committee
Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Ted Karras is joining the executive committee of the NFL Players Association's board of player representatives as vice president.,He will begin his two-year term immediately and fill the spot left vacant with the departure of Michael Thomas from the committee.,"I...
NFL sets 2025 salary cap at $279.2M, a $23.8M jump
NFL teams were informed on Thursday that the 2025 salary cap will be a record $279.2 million per club, a $23.8 million increase from last season.,The NFL and the players association agreed to the number that the 32 teams must be under when the new league year begins on March 12 at 4 p.m. ET.,It had ...
NFL players give high marks to Dolphins, Vikings in satisfaction survey
The Miami Dolphins are at the top of the NFL when it comes to player satisfaction.,The NFL Players Association released its Third Annual NFLPA Players' Survey & Club Report Cards on Wednesday. Nearly 1,700 players answered questions about their daily experiences with their teams to come up with the ...
NFLPA stance clear: 'No one wants to play 18 games'
NEW ORLEANS -- If Roger Goodell intends to push to expand the NFL's regular season to 18 games, he's going to have to go through the NFL Players Association to do so, and it's going to be an uphill fight.,The commissioner said earlier this week that the league definitely believes an 18-game regular ...
NFLPA makes stance clear: 'No one wants to play 18 games'
NEW ORLEANS -- If Roger Goodell intends to push to expand the NFL's regular season to 18 games, he's going to have to go through the NFL Players Association to do so, and it's going to be an uphill fight.,The commissioner said earlier this week that the league definitely believes an 18-game regular ...
NFL, NFLPA back Josh Allen's concussion check
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen was properly evaluated for concussion symptoms before being allowed to re-enter the Bills' game against the Houston Texans last week, the NFL and NFL Players Association announced Friday in a joint statement.,Allen's head hit the ground while being tackled on an incomp...
Report: NFLPA vetoes emergency 3rd QB rule
The NFLPA rejected a proposal passed by NFL owners that would have allowed an emergency third quarterback to be elevated from the practice squad on an unlimited basis for gamedays, NFL Network reported Monday.,Instead, teams that choose to dress a third QB on gameday would have to keep that QB on th...
Lions violate offseason contact rule, forfeit one OTA practice
The Detroit Lions will lose one OTA practice after the NFL and the players' union found they violated rules governing physical contact in the offseason.,The Lions announced Friday night that their practice scheduled for next Monday had been forfeited.,"On Friday evening the organization was made awa...
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92 percent of players prefer grass over turf: NFLPA [Updated]
NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell continued the turf field debate Wednesday at the NFLPA news conference, pointing out that a vast majority of the player’s union wants to play on natural grass fields. ...
Natural grass wouldn’t have prevented Aaron Rodgers’ injury
It’s always interesting to see how leagues and players’ unions react to injuries. Zaza Pachulia stepped under Kawhi Leonard’s foot, and now NBA defenders can’t impede a shooter’s landing zone. Buster Posey getting blasted by Scott Cousins led to MLB banning plays at the plate. On Monday, Aaron Rodge...
NFLPA prez implies franchised running backs should fake injuries for leverage
Apparently all the striking and picketing going on at various writer and actor guilds has seeped into the professional sports. The New York Giants and running back Saquon Barkley are at an impasse over the team giving him an ultimatum of a shitty contract, or the franchise tag, and now he’s mulling ...
IDIOT OF THE YEAR #1: Jon Gruden, the face of a rotten NFL
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR festivities! Nos. 50 through 11 are available for your enjoyment here. And our top 10:...
Jeff Fisher’s tweet sounds good, but why was it necessary?
Over the last few days, the NFL has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This all stems from the Wall Street Journal story published Friday on Jon Gruden’s leaked emails to former Washington Football Team president Bruce Allen about NFLPA President DeMaurice Smith. Gruden then resigned a...
Trash Talkin' Tuesday: Roger Goodell What are You Thinking?
Today, I’m trashing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell....
What if the NFL Had Taken COVID Seriously From the Start?
Sunday saw NFL players, in a coordinated approach, posting tweets with the hashtag #WeWantToPlay, calling for the league to listen to experts when it comes to opening up training camps as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country....
'If I go back to work full time, I come home to a dead husband.' Wives Of Former NFL Players Blast New NFL CBA
On Sunday, NFL free agent Eric Reid and his lawyer Ben Meiselas hosted a town hall with six wives of disabled former players to discuss how their lives have been affected by the new NFL collective bargaining agreement....
Amid Accusations Of Tampering, The NFL's CBA Mess Only Promises To Get Uglier
Eric Reid and his lawyers are mad. ...
Report: Roger Goodell Is A Feckless Stooge
The Washington Post published a profile today of divisive NFLPA leader DeMaurice Smith, portraying him as a combative man who maybe comes off a bit too paranoid and pretentious to earn the full trust of the of the players. The most insightful parts of the article, though, are about Smith’s foil: NFL...
AAF Majority Owner Tom Dundon Threatens To Fold League If NFL's Union Doesn't Help Him Out
Alliance of American Football majority owner Tom Dundon told USA Today that his league might have to fold after only one season without more direct support from the NFL. Dundon, who also owns the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, specifically called out the NFL Players Association for not pushing more youn...
Chiefs-Rams Mexico City Game Will Be Moved To Los Angeles Because The Field's Too Crummy
The upcoming Monday night game between the Rams and Chiefs will not be at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, because the field is crappy and falling apart due to rain, as well as a Shakira concert. The NFL is moving the matchup to Los Angeles:...