Jetfan13 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com reports nearly six weeks after he was elected as Gene Upshaw's successor, new NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith is without a contract. And based on an NFLPA executive committee memo from last week, the two sides remain far apart on several components of a potential deal. Primary among the several areas of disagreement is salary. Smith's proposal calls for an annual income of between $3.2 million and $3.7 million for the first three years of the contract, including a $500,000 signing bonus. The executive committee has proposed that Smith not be paid a signing bonus, and that his salary range for the first three years of the contract be between $1 million and $2 million annually. Assuming the highest-level salaries for each side's proposal, the difference is $5.6 million. Upshaw, who died from pancreatic cancer last August, earned $6.7 million during the fiscal year that ended Feb. 28, 2007, but that included a one-time bonus of $2.4 million for licensing fees. His actual salary from the NFLPA was $4.3 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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