DeHlaurice Smith

摘要

Coming into this job two years ago, I knew we faced the potential end of the working relationship between NFL players and owners. The owners had opted out of [extending] the collective bargaining agreement in 2008. The NFL had already negotiated TV contracts to give them about $4 billion-even if the games weren't played. If new terms weren't reached, they were ready to lock out the players and prevent them from working in 2011.