National Football League Players Association
NFL labor union
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March 2024 | Matt Curtin was appointed as the president of NFL Players Inc. |
March 8 2024 | Jalen Reeves-Maybin becomes the latest president of the NFLPA, succeeding J.C. Tretter. |
June 29 2023 | Lloyd Howell Jr. becomes the new Executive Director of the NFLPA, replacing DeMaurice Smith. |
June 23 2023 | Lloyd Howell Jr. was appointed as the new executive director of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), marking a significant leadership transition for the players' union. |
2020 | The most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations were conducted between the NFLPA and the NFL. |
2019 | Ahmad Nassar departed NFL Players Inc. to serve as CEO of OneTeam Partners. Steve Scebelo was promoted to president. |
2015 | Ahmad Nassar became president of NFL Players Inc., after previously serving as Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel. |
March 2015 | Smith is elected for a third term as NFLPA executive director. |
March 2012 | Smith's contract is renewed for an additional three-year term. |
2011 | DeMaurice Smith leads the NFLPA during the significant NFL lockout, fiercely negotiating players' rights according to former player Chester Pitts. |
August 4 2011 | New collective bargaining agreement ratified by players, becoming effective. The agreement included revenue sharing with players receiving at least 47% of total revenue, limits on rookie payments, and $50 million annually for medical research. |
July 30 2011 | The NFL officially recognized the NFLPA as the players' collective bargaining representative. |
July 25 2011 | The NFL and NFLPA settled their lawsuit, with a majority of players signing union authorization cards. |
July 8 2011 | The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Nelson's previous ruling and affirmed the legitimacy of the NFL lockout. |
April 29 2011 | The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the NFL a temporary stay, reinstating the lockout. |
April 25 2011 | U.S. District Court judge Susan Richard Nelson granted players' request to end the owners' lockout. |
March 11 2011 | NFLPA filed papers to decertify as a union and initiated an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, with quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees as lead plaintiffs. |
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