DeMaurice Smith: Exec Director of NFLPA Speaks on League, Goodell & Guaranteed Contracts

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🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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FOLLOW THE PIVOT PODCAST: MERCH | https://pivotpodcast.com YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/thepivotpodcast INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/thepivot TWITTER | https://twitter.com/thepivot TIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@thepivot FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/thepivotpodcast FOLLOW HAPPY DAD: https://www.instagram.com/happydad FIND HAPPY DAD: https://www.happydad.com/find With the NFL being one of the most premiere sports leagues and a lucrative form of entertainment to people all over the world, but to many, it is still considered a job, especially the men who play the game. Today in a special edition of The Pivot, Ryan, Channing and Fred sit down with the man who is at the helm of the NFL's Player Union- DeMaurice Smith for an in-depth conversation covering the state of the union, player's contracts, injury clauses and the relationship with owners and the commissioner Roger Goodell. Ryan starts the conversation going back to working as player rep before the lock out in 2011 and how the league has changed from then and continues to evolve every year. De talks about how he got involved as the head of the union and his passion behind his purpose and explains why he is often seen as an adversarial figure between the players and the owners and league. Fred and Channing ask a lot of questions around injury clauses after what we saw happen with Damar Hamlin a few weeks ago as well as guaranteed contracts around quarterbacks and specifically ask about Lamar Jackson and what the future looks like for him as well as learn why it takes a unified front to go against a multi-billon dollar business. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY)1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA), 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MI/NJ/NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Void in ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min. $5 pre-game moneyline bet. Bet must win. $150 issued as six (6) $25 free bets. See terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms. Ends 2/12/23 at 11:59PM ET. Sponsored by DK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, D. Smith, the five agents, uh, where the, uh, where the Jacksonville stuff at?
0:06.7	Downstairs. I'm just saying. Every show. It's Pittsburgh stuff in here. Seattle.
0:12.2	Look at that. Yeah, look. Oh, oh, Freddie T. I've seen that guy right there, man.
0:17.2	I had before I had muscles. That boy had muscles, Freddie T.
0:22.4	You don't play that, you, you cold, huh? Now, you never played that deep, so you don't know what happened.
0:26.0	Look at those little meaty arms. I can feel the mush right now. What are you talking about?
0:31.5	I was sweating. No, you're not. Oh, there's no definition of your arm. Look,
0:37.4	well, this not me just talking. I think I look fine, actually. You have a serious look in your face,
0:42.2	but then I'm watching your arm. Look, a serious don't make any shade.
0:56.6	You got me up. No, I mean, I got the key. I'm just bitching like a truss. Truss.
1:11.2	So welcome to the pivot. We are your host, Freddie T. Channing Crowder, RC. We have a
1:17.6	extremely special guest today, D. Marie Smith, the executive director of the NFL PA. To our partners,
1:24.3	happy day. We appreciate you also to our sponsor, Draft Kings. Thank you for your support.
1:29.5	Everybody who watches the show, who subscribes, who comments, who likes, who repost.
1:34.4	For all of you that has that have followed us since the beginning, we're extremely grateful.
1:39.2	D. Smith, man, you are not a football guy. Not a football guy. In the sense of, let's just say,
1:46.1	God gave you other talents. I don't know what they are, but thanks for thinking. Yeah,
1:51.8	and here you are. Gene Upshaw is the executive director of the NFL PA for 25 years.
1:59.3	He is not only an exemplary example of what the NFL PA can and should be, but he's a legend,
2:09.6	a legend both on the field and off. And it's 2019. It's March. The NFL and its players are
2:18.3	embarking on what is the largest fight in negotiation history between the two sides. 2009.
2:26.6	2009, sorry, 2009. And D. Marie's, Fitzgerald Smith. Okay, you were there for that meeting.
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