NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith told players at the players' meetings in Marco Island, Florida that he will cut his salary to $0 during the lockout, Albert Breer of the NFL Network reports. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and vice president Jeff Pash followed through on pre-lockout pledges and have reduced their salaries to $1. Smith, who reportedly makes $1.8 million annually, had previously promised to reduce his salary to 68 cents if a new labor deal was in place by Super Bowl XLV. That obviously did not happen, so Smith has gone a step further. Source: macsfootballblog
Whoop de freaking do. NFLPA seem to care more about one-upmanship over the NFL than to sort anything out.
Uhhhhhh why aren't these guys donating this money to charities? Secondly, what is Smith's "title" now that the Union has deceritified?
I think it's more along the lines of trying to create a bond with the players more so than oneupsmanship. Like mush said...why isn't the money being donated to charity?
And if you believe that you're a fool. Like the players give a crap if the guys is taking a pay cut. This is nothing more than shifting positions in the PR battle...
Yeah...because people really care that Goodell is getting pad $1 and Smith is getting pad $0. No one really gives a crap either way...
