DeMaurice Smith led the National Football League Players Association from 2009 to 2023, guiding the union through a lockout, ...

In a revealing profile in the Washington Post on NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, his tension with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell comes into light even more.

Smith believes Goodell "lied" to him about the changes. GUMBEL: "When Roger Goodell can stand up there as he did and say, "We're drafting a new NFL personal conduct policy.

BOSTON (CBS) -- DeMaurice Smith spoke Friday on ESPN, and the NFLPA executive director took aim at the credibility of Roger Goodell and the NFL. Appearing on "Outside The Lines" with Bob Ley ...

DeMaurice Smith said that he and NFL players believe there is a double standard in punishment. ... DeMaurice Smith criticizes Roger Goodell's handling of Jim Irsay arrest.

DeMaurice Smith says Roger Goodell is also holding up an HGH testing program. (Getty Images) NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith. Brett LoGiurato | May 29, 2014.

The NFL and its players completed three straight days of not-so-secret "confidential settlement discussions" on Thursday and now head to an appeals court in St. Louis.

Deflategate. Ray Rice. Adrian Peterson. Yes, DeMaurice Smith's plate has been plenty full, so we caught up with the NFLPA's executive director to talk Roger Goodell, neutral arbitration and more.

WASHINGTON – Roger Goodell vs. DeMaurice Smith won’t fill an 80,000-seat stadium like Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady, but their battle in the negotiating room this week will have a greate… ...

Among the many conversations league officials have had over the protests was one between NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. According to ...

Although Smith may have legal avenues that he can pursue, the easiest path would be for the NFL to do the right thing and release the 650,000 emails, for starters. Does Smith trust Commissioner Roger ...

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith says Commissioner Roger Goodell "lied" about consulting the players union about changes made to the league's personal conduct policy in ...