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Smith, union leadership at contract odds

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Nearly six weeks after he was elected as Gene Upshaw's successor, new NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith is without a contract. And based on an NFLPA executive committee memo from last week, the two sides remain far apart on several components of a potential deal. The memo, from labor attorney Stephen M. Saxon to members of the union's executive committee, was obtained by ESPN. Dated April 16, it includes details and a synopsis of a recent executive committee conference ...

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