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NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith believes the players will agree to the proposed collective bargaining agreement even though some have expressed reservations about the deal.
ESPN's Todd Archer shared Smith's comments from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis:
"Man, democracy is messy. And when you urge players to become part of a union, when you decide instead of having sort of a bubble that excludes people, that you want people not only to become involved in your union but become reps in the union, to take leadership roles in your union, how could you ever take a position that you have some sort of adverse effect if they express their feelings, right?