Hearing on Jon Gruden vs. the NFL and Roger Goodell Set for May 25
A hearing on whether a lawsuit filed against the NFL and its chief Roger Goodell by ex-Raider’s coach Jon Gruden can proceed is set for May 25, a report says.
A hearing on whether a lawsuit filed against the NFL and its chief Roger Goodell by ex-Raider’s coach Jon Gruden can proceed is set for May 25, a report says.
Jon Gruden is suing the NFL and Roger Goodell for “selectively leaving” the damaging emails that led to his resignation.
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has resigned from his position after the revelation of controversial past emails in which he made several racial and misogynistic remarks.
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has come under criticism for an email he sent in 2011 in which he reportedly used a racial trope to describe NFLPA President DeMaurice Smith.
The NFL Players Association is recommending that players opt out of voluntary in-person workouts for the coming 2021 season.
It seems as though the NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA) have finally agreed upon something that most fans will agree with as well: No one needs the preseason this year.
It’s no secret that some NFL owners would like to expand the regular season from 16 to 18 games, but they might have have to settle for 17.
May 28 (UPI) — The NFL Players Association is advising players to plan for a work stoppage of “at least” a year in 2021.
DeMaurice Smith, the Executive Director of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) says there is no “drop dead day” to end negotiations over the NFL’s national anthem protests.
The National Football Players Association is claiming that President Trump’s cancellation of the Philadelphia Eagles visit to the White House, also put an end to several player-led events that were planned for local children.
The NFL announced a new anthem policy on Wednesday, requiring players to either stand for the Star-Spangled Banner or wait in the locker room until it’s over.
NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Executive Director DeMaurice Smith believes the motive behind the new National Anthem rule in the NFL is about the league “exerting control” over the players. “It doesn’t appear to have the full support of all of
The head of the NFL Players Association suggested that teams who ask “inappropriate” questions about the sexuality of players, should be barred from the National Football League’s Scouting Combine.
It’s safe to say, that when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a memo to the league informing them it was time to “move past the anthem controversy.” Most people thought he meant moving past it by ending the protests, and, as a result, ending the controversy. However, a disturbing nugget of information from today’s meeting suggests that Goodell might have meant something else entirely.
Los Angeles (AFP) – National Football League Players Association chief DeMaurice Smith hit back on Monday after fresh criticism of athletes who kneel or sit during the playing of the US national anthem.
If you ever wondered why the NFL Players Association has never cracked down on their players for disrespecting the flag, and advocating leftist politics. Well, it turns out the NFLPA is just as radical as their players. The proof of that, coming from documents showing that the players union has been bankrolling radical liberal advocacy groups.
The NFL has a hot mess on its hands. Players knelt during the National Anthem in record numbers last weekend, an act of defiance towards President Donald J. Trump, who on September 22, called on kneeling players to be fired. The practice of NFL player anthem kneeling was started last year by former San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick because he feels the United States “oppresses black people.”
For months, Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones claimed that the NFL had “no evidence” that his star running back Ezekiel Elliott was guilty of domestic violence. Well, in light of some recent revelations, it appears that Jones might have been right. It also appears that the NFL didn’t really seem to care.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is reportedly close to extending his contract another five years, according to Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal.
Commissioner Roger Goodell appears to be “softening” his position on the use of marijuana for pain management by NFL players.
The NFL Players Association headed up by DeMaurice Smith, former counsel to former Attorney General Eric Holder and one time member of Barack Obama’s transition team, once again signaled its willingness to enter the realm of political activism this week by threatening to steer free agents away from the Chicago Bears if a particular workers’ compensation bill passes in Illinois.
“For me, it’s not tough at all,” Patriots union rep Matthew Slater tells Breitbart Sports about avoiding the subject of Deflate-gate. “Put it on the union and leave it at that.”