NFLPA unanimously re-elects DeMaurice Smith
The National Football League Players Association has announced that DeMaurice Smith has been unanimously re-elected as executive director.
The upcoming term will keep Smith at his position through 2021.
NFLPA president Eric Winston announced the decision in a statement.
After the election, Smith released a statement on Twitter.
Labor lawyer Cyrus Mehri had announced an intention to challenge Smith for the NFLPA's top post.
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The upcoming term will keep Smith at his position through 2021. The NFL's current collective bargaining agreement expires in 2021, so Smith's re-election will assure he will be a part of what figures to be a contentious negotiation between players and the league for a new CBA. Smith has stated that a lockout or strike in 2021 is "almost a virtual certainty"
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