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NFLPA's Smith warns of 2011 lockout

Associated Press

Monday, August 17, 2009

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- NFL officials insist they want a new labor deal. The players association is convinced league owners are after something else: A lockout in 2011. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith told reporters at the Colts' training camp Monday morning that he expects owners to impose a lockout in two years and has begun advising players on how to prepare for it. "They want to lock us out in 2011, so our drop dead date is when our players say 'What do I do when my family needs hea ...

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