About this episode
Mike Florio talks to former NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith about his 14-year run with the union and his new book "Turf Wars". 0:30 - Smith on his new book, "Turf Wars: The Fight for the Soul of America's Game" 2:18 - Smith's "welcome to the NFL moment" and how he learned to balance the union's relationship with the league 12:00 - Smith on his reaction to ruling that NFL encouraged teams to collude regarding guaranteed contracts 15:50 - What was Smith's proudest accomplishment at NFLPA? What's a do-over he wish he could get? 23:20 - Advice for interim NFLPA executive director David White 25:50 - When will we see an 18-game season? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.