Steelers Salary Cap: NFLPA confirms Steelers $2 million under with 48 players signed
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Steelers S Troy Polamalu Talks James Harrison, NFLPA & The 2013 Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is out doing a promotion for Head and Shoulders and the MLB, but took time out to talk Erik Kuselias on Pro Football Talk Live on Friday. Polamalu discussed his thought on the Steelers releasing linebacker James Harrison this offseason, his disappointment in the player’s union for not using a…
NFLPA names five finalists for Byron “Whizzer” White Award
Every year, the NFL Players Association recognizes one of its members with the Byron “Whizzer” White Award. Named for the late Supreme Court Justice who played for the Steelers (known at the time as the Pirates) and Lions before becoming an intelligence officer in World War II, the award recognizes one player based on community̷……
NFLPA Has Not Yet Approved New IR Rules, Later Trade Deadline
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NFL, NFLPA battle could spread to 2012 restricted free agency
With the NFL and NFLPA suddenly getting along even worse than the Hatfields and the McCoys, it makes sense to think about other ways in which the fight could manifest itself. The union now claims that the teams engaged in collusion two years ago, establishing a secret $ 123 million per-team salary cap. Though that…
NFL to Discuss New IR and Trade Deadline Rules with NFLPA
The NFL’s Injured-Reserve (IR) list was created as a way for teams to make room on their roster for a healthy player while maintaining rights to an injured player under contract. Among other things, a player placed on the IR receives the remainder of the money owed to him in that season, but is no…
Report: NFLPA Challenges Bounty Suspensions, Stating Ruling Lies With System Arbitrator, Not Commissioner
A report from Pro Players Insider says the NFLPA has filed a grievance with the NFL vice president of labor arbitration and litigation, Buckly Briggs, and System Arbitrator, Professor Stephen Burbank of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, stating the suspensions doled out to current Saints players Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith, and former Saints…