National Football League Players Association
NFL labor union
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| 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. |
| 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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