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With about 100 days left until the expiration of the NFL collective-bargaining agreement, the head of the NFL Players Association finds little reason for optimism. Players around the league are angry that the NFL may lock them out when the CBA expires March 3, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said in a wide-ranging interview with SportsBusiness Journal staff writer Liz Mullen. Smith was in Pittsburgh last week talking to local union leaders as well as some football Steelers, after meeting with virtually all of the union’s members in the 32 locker rooms this fall. During his NFL tour he explained to players the NFL’s proposal, which includes expanding the regular season to 18 games, instituting a rookie wage scale and...
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