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No. 29 — DeMaurice Smith


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Executive Director

NFL Players Association

CHANGE FROM 2016: +5


Smith was re-elected to a new term of at least three years under a new election process in which a 14-player committee decided it wanted to continue with him to lead the union in negotiating the next collective-bargaining agreement. The CBA expires in 2021, and the players have made it clear they want changes in the new deal.

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