SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » demaurice smith http://espn1420.com Tue, 21 May 2013 10:34:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NFLPA Requests Paul Tagliabue Prove Neutrality http://espn1420.com/nflpa-requests-paul-tagliabue-to-prove-neutrality/ http://espn1420.com/nflpa-requests-paul-tagliabue-to-prove-neutrality/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:08:15 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=102360 The NFL players' union has sent a letter to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue asking him to clarify several potential conflicts of interest when he hears the appeals of the New Orleans Saints' bounty case. The concern from the union stems from the fact that...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nflpa-requests-paul-tagliabue-to-prove-neutrality/feed/ 0 Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images Top 10 Post Lockout Issues http://espn1420.com/top-10-post-lockout-issues/ http://espn1420.com/top-10-post-lockout-issues/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:18:05 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=13216 NFL fans were thrilled on Monday when the lockout officially ended. They all slept well knowing that a full regular season would take place. The lockout did create a different landscape though, as teams are scrambling to fit an entire offseason into a week. What are the top 10 issues of the post-lockout landscape?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/top-10-post-lockout-issues/feed/ 0 Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images NFL Lockout Winners & Losers http://espn1420.com/nfl-lockout-winners-losers/ http://espn1420.com/nfl-lockout-winners-losers/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:20:25 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=13130 Now that the four-month long NFL lockout has come to and end, we can discuss who benefited the most, and who was hurt the most.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nfl-lockout-winners-losers/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) What Happened To The Good Will Between Players And Owners http://espn1420.com/what-happened-to-the-good-will-between-players-and-owners/ http://espn1420.com/what-happened-to-the-good-will-between-players-and-owners/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:44:39 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=12983 Multiple sports media outlets reported Thursday night that the good will between the owners and the players was high, and a new CBA would be agreed upon by today. The players didn't vote on a new CBA, and claimed that Thursday's ordeal was nothing more than a trick from the NFL's PR marketing machine. Where's the love?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/what-happened-to-the-good-will-between-players-and-owners/feed/ 0 Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Secret Insurance Fund Helped NFLPA http://espn1420.com/secret-insurance-fund-helped-nflpa/ http://espn1420.com/secret-insurance-fund-helped-nflpa/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:58 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=12277 Multiple news reports over the last 72 hours have stated that significant progress has been made in the NFL labor impasse between the owners and players. Recently, a report surfaced that DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL players association, secured a secret player insurance fund if football was missed in 2011. Could that have sparked the progress in negotiations?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/secret-insurance-fund-helped-nflpa/feed/ 0 Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Could There Be An 8 Game NFL Season? http://espn1420.com/could-there-be-an-8-game-nfl-season/ http://espn1420.com/could-there-be-an-8-game-nfl-season/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:33:34 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=10313 Could there be an 8 game NFL season? In the midst of a lockout, the league is preparing for a number of contingency plans. If the lockout isn't settled until October, a contingency plan is in place to have free-agency, training camp, and an 8 game season.

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