New executive director DeMaurice Smith has been working for the NFL Players Association without a contract for six weeks while a deal is being negotiated.
A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that Smith has not been paid anything by the union.
“He is not a holdout. He has been doing 16-hour days of work essentially for the players,” said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the negotiations are private. “He is disappointed terms of the contract were released by someone on the executive committee, but will continue to work for the players while the negotiations go on.”
An ESPN report said Smith is seeking a salary of between $3.2 and $3.7 million a year and a $500,000 bonus.
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