FILE – This Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, shows DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, walking along the sidelines before an NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants, in Landover, Md. DeMaurice Smith has been re-elected as executive director of the players’ union in a special committee vote. The 14-0 vote took place Tuesday night, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)