DeMaurice Smith

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Jon Gruden
November 12, 2021
The suit was filed in district court in Clark County, Nevada, on Thursday, exactly a month after Gruden resigned as…
Colin Kaepernick theGrio.com
October 13, 2021
Joy Behar believes that Colin Kaepernick should be re-hired by the NFL in the wake of Las Vegas Raiders coach…
October 12, 2021
Ex-wide receiver Johnson spent two seasons playing under Coach Jon Gruden in Tampa, Florida, where the team won a Super…
October 9, 2021
Raiders coach Jon Gruden apologizes for a racist email about DeMaurice Smith that has resurfaced in the WFT investigation.
NFL protests thegrio.com
May 25, 2018
It feels like the NFL debate on protesting players has been turned into more of a workplace civil war than…
September 15, 2011
LAS VEGAS (AP) - NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith will speak to NBA players during a meeting to update them…
July 27, 2011
OPINION - Smith is clearly a very smart and articulate guy, and this deal will be part of his resume…
July 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Owners overwhelmingly approved a proposal last week, but some unresolved issues still needed to be reviewed to…
July 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is supposed to remain secret and no…
July 22, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - NFL Players Association president Kevin Mawae says his group's leadership is discussing the terms of "the most…
July 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- NFL Players Association president Kevin Mawae says his group is "not tied" to a Thursday deadline for…
April 28, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The NFL said players could resume voluntary workouts at team facilities, meet with coaches and go over…
March 2, 2011
OPINION - Team owners, hungry to earn an even larger profit from their business ventures, are going to keep the…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - In 2009, DeMaurice Smith left law firm Patton Boggs to become the first NFL-outsider to run the…
November 26, 2010
DeMaurice Smith said if NFL owners lock out players in order to get concessions in a labor dispute, it would…
October 13, 2009
OPINION - Rush Limbaugh wants to buy into the NFL? This is a joke, right? The guy who once said…