NFL Players can do better and deserve the ability to choose better leadership for the NFLPA. We support an open and competitive election. Every player should see the “Player Choice Chalk Board Video“. Join the Player Coalition for Choice.
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Replace the Current Unfair CBA with an Economically Fair CBA The Current Deal NFL players are getting a raw deal. Under the Gene Upshaw 2006 CBA, player revenue significantly outpaced owner revenue, but under the Smith 2011 CBA, owner revenue is significantly outpacing player revenue. (Owner v Player Revenue 2001.2016). Owners are making hundreds of millions of dollars …
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Before NFL players kick off a long-term negotiating attack on the league’s franchise tag, drug policy and discipline process, they’ll first have to decide whether they want to open a democratic challenge for the reins of their union. And part of that answer might begin unfolding this week in Dallas. Those core issues for the NFL Players Association are expected …
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By Kevin Sherrington, Staff Columnist @KSherringtonDMN Before a downtown hotel audience of two cameramen and yours truly, Cyrus Mehri kicked off his national campaign Monday for executive director of the NFL Players Association. Frankly, the poker crowd didn’t seem fitting. Even Pat Paulsen announced his ’68 presidential bid on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and, unlike Richard Nixon, he was only …
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“I don’t think De [Smith] should be completely unopposed,” the player said. “I think it’s good to hear other viewpoints, too. . . . I think it’s fair and probably smarter to have a few qualified candidates pitching their own ideas and then comparing them alongside what De is trying to accomplish. … We all know this is about the …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Aurora Matthews 301-221-7984 aurora@newheightscommunications.com September 7, 2017 CYRUS MEHRI CALLS FOR NFL PLAYERS TO HAVE OPEN DISCUSSION FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF RACIAL PROFILING AGAINST MICHAEL BENNETT Mehri: “One of the principle reasons I stepped forward as a candidate for Executive Director of the NFLPA to facilitate NFL Players having their voices heard as …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Aurora Matthews – 301-221-7984 aurora@newheightscommunications.com CYRUS MEHRI SAYS NFLPA’S UPDATED CONSTITUTION JEOPARDIZES OPEN ELECTIONS, STIFLES PLAYER CHOICES Mehri: “NFL Players Deserve Better” WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 4) – Cyrus Mehri, who on August 22 announced his intention to run for Executive Director of the NFL Players Association on HBO’s Real Sports, released the following …
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