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SAG-AFTRA and the NFL Players Association have launched a voting rights and voter registration campaign "to protect the right to vote in every state and encourage every American to register to vote as soon as possible." The campaign, called "Actors & Athletes: Unions for Democracy," will hold an inaugural brunch on…

In comments likely to encounter some push-back, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters on a conference call Thursday that the league is planning games in stadiums with fans this fall. According to multiple media reports and accounts on social media, Goodell also said training camps will open on time this…

EXCLUSIVE: ACE Media, the content subsidiary of the NFL Players Association, has landed a strategic investment by entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing agency Allied Global Marketing. The partnership provides ACE with additional capital, production capabilities, and sales and marketing resources that the union…

The National Football League and NFL Players Association have issued a joint statement that league and team policies regarding conduct during the national anthem will not be issued or enforced for several weeks as part of a standstill agreement between the two sides. The move comes as word broke today of a special…

The National Football League Players Association may be preparing to challenge the NFL’s new national anthem policy in court. The plan comes about five weeks before training camp opens and 84 days before the start of the NFL regular season, again threatening to change the focus from football to player…

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night — or, apparently, $100 million – will stay the National Football League’s protesters from the swift completion of their appointed tasks. This week, a league that has tried just about everything from negotiating to pleading to offering reasonable alternatives to…

The NFL Players Association has weighed in on the threatened writers strike, urging management's AMPTP to "negotiate in good faith towards a fair and equitable collective bargaining agreement that reflects the hard work of thousands of writers." "There is no question that the AMPTP employers can afford to make a…

UPDATE, 11:45 AM: The NFL Players Association’s executive committee and all 32 team reps have voted to approve terms of the 10-year collective bargaining agreement, which has been signed. The league is expected to unlock the doors tomorrow, when trades and rookie signings can begin. Free agent signings can be filed…

While it is monitoring closely the antics of its troubled sitcom star Charlie Sheen in Los Angeles, CBS is also keeping a weary eye on Washington where another major problem is brewing. CBS is not alone on that one. CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and DirecTV are all following the negotiations between NFL owners and players…