National Football League Players Assn

The Demise of an N.F.L. Retirement Home Trumpeted a Decade Ago

A planned senior care facility next to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was trumpeted a decade ago. Today, no such place exists and the idea seems to have been dropped.

By Jenny Vrentas and Ken Belson

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Former N.F.L. Players to Retain Disability Benefits

Lloyd Howell, the new executive director of the N.F.L. Players Association, pushed to have the benefits of hundreds of former players preserved pending new tests.

By Ken Belson

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NFLPA Selects New Executive Director to Replace DeMaurice Smith

Lloyd Howell was elected to replace DeMaurice Smith, the union’s executive director since 2009.

By Ken Belson

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Football Free Agents (Sports) Kapp, Joe Minnesota Vikings National Football League National Football League Players Assn New England Patriots Organized Labor Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Joe Kapp’s Lawsuit Paved the Way for N.F.L. Free Agency

The Vikings and Patriots quarterback successfully challenged pro football’s standard contracts in the 1970s, setting a legal precedent that the players’ union used to win later court battles.

By Ken Belson

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