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Players elect Eric Winston president of their union
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 19, 2014
AP
Eric Winston is the new president of the NFL Players Association.
In a show of unity within the union, the first people to reveal the news of Winston’s election were the two candidates running against him: Saints tight end Ben Watson and free agent safety Ryan Clark both wrote congratulatory messages to Winston on Twitter.
The election was conducted today at a meeting of the 32 player representatives. Domonique Foxworth, the previous president, was not eligible to run for re-election because he is no longer an active player.
Winston is a free agent offensive tackle who played last season for the Cardinals after previously playing for the Chiefs and Texans.
Troy Vincent becomes NFL’s new executive V.P. of football operations
Posted by Mike Florio on March 19, 2014
AP
With Ray Anderson, the NFL’s former executive V.P. of football operations, now the A.D. at Arizona State, the league needed a replacement.
That replacement is former NFL cornerback Troy Vincent.
The league has announced that Vincent has succeeded Anderson in one of the most important important positions in the front office, overseeing all of the league’s game operations and, at times, having a direct hand in the imposition of discipline — especially on non-players.
“Troy Vincent brings a uniquely well-rounded perspective to this leadership position,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “He knows the game inside out from the locker room to the board room. He has done an exceptional job growing services to our players and former players, and he is ready and eager to lead our football operations group. Troy’s passion for education, personal development, and innovation will bring a new vitality and vision to our football group.”
Vincent, who once was believed to be on track to replace Gene Upshaw as executive director of the NFLPA, had a falling out with Upshaw in the months before the Hall of Fame offensive lineman died in 2008, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Vincent, who ran for NFLPA executive director in 2009, ruffled some feathers at the players union by taking a job in the league office with the 2011 lockout on the horizon.
Since then, Vincent has thrived in his role as an employee of the NFL. While the NFLPA executive director gig likely will never happen, the 43-year-old Vincent should placed on the short list of candidates to replace Commissioner Roger Goodell, whenever Goodell decides to retire.
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 19, 2014
Eric Winston is the new president of the NFL Players Association.
In a show of unity within the union, the first people to reveal the news of Winston’s election were the two candidates running against him: Saints tight end Ben Watson and free agent safety Ryan Clark both wrote congratulatory messages to Winston on Twitter.
The election was conducted today at a meeting of the 32 player representatives. Domonique Foxworth, the previous president, was not eligible to run for re-election because he is no longer an active player.
Winston is a free agent offensive tackle who played last season for the Cardinals after previously playing for the Chiefs and Texans.
Troy Vincent becomes NFL’s new executive V.P. of football operations
Posted by Mike Florio on March 19, 2014
With Ray Anderson, the NFL’s former executive V.P. of football operations, now the A.D. at Arizona State, the league needed a replacement.
That replacement is former NFL cornerback Troy Vincent.
The league has announced that Vincent has succeeded Anderson in one of the most important important positions in the front office, overseeing all of the league’s game operations and, at times, having a direct hand in the imposition of discipline — especially on non-players.
“Troy Vincent brings a uniquely well-rounded perspective to this leadership position,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “He knows the game inside out from the locker room to the board room. He has done an exceptional job growing services to our players and former players, and he is ready and eager to lead our football operations group. Troy’s passion for education, personal development, and innovation will bring a new vitality and vision to our football group.”
Vincent, who once was believed to be on track to replace Gene Upshaw as executive director of the NFLPA, had a falling out with Upshaw in the months before the Hall of Fame offensive lineman died in 2008, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Vincent, who ran for NFLPA executive director in 2009, ruffled some feathers at the players union by taking a job in the league office with the 2011 lockout on the horizon.
Since then, Vincent has thrived in his role as an employee of the NFL. While the NFLPA executive director gig likely will never happen, the 43-year-old Vincent should placed on the short list of candidates to replace Commissioner Roger Goodell, whenever Goodell decides to retire.
