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Smith, who has held the NFLPA's top position for the past 12
years, reportedly will learn his fate Friday evening. Per
numerous reports, the 32 team player representatives will vote
on whether to retain Smith, who needs to receive 22 votes to
continue in his role.
If he fails to get 22 votes, there would be an election in March
to determine the next executive director. Smith could run in
that election as long as he receives at least 16 votes in
Friday's balloting.
Smith finds himself in this position because the NFLPA's
executive committee took a vote Tuesday night, according to
media reports, and he failed to receive sufficient support from
the 14-member committee. A unanimous vote would have kept Smith
in his position, likely on a new three-year contract, but the
vote reportedly was split evenly at 7-7.
If Smith had received six votes or fewer on Tuesday, his
position would have been considered "open" and the process of
finding a new executive director would have commenced.
Smith and the union were criticized by some players during the
most recent round of collective bargaining agreement
negotiations. The current CBA, which will be in place through
2030, was finalized on March 8, 2020, right before sports began
to shut down because of the pandemic.
--Field Level Media
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