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Ex-NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith on Fighting for Change in the NFL | The Deal with Alex Rodriguez & Jason
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40:30Now PlayingIn this episode of The Deal, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly speak with DeMaurice Smith about his time as the Executive Director of the NFL Players Association and his new book, "Turf Wars: The Fight for the Soul of America's Game," which gives an inside look at the league. Smith dishes on the NFL’s 2011 lockout, lessons learned about leadership and negotiation from other union bosses, and what it was like sitting across the negotiating table from giants like NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
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