FILE - In this July 25, 2011, file photo, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, left, and NFL football Commissioner Roger Goodell speak during a news conference at the NFL Players Association in Washington, after the NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal with owners to the end the 4½-month lockout. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE- In this April 6, 2011, file photo DeMaurice Smith, who was head of the NFL Players Association before it dissolved, talks to reporters outside the federal courthouse after a hearing in St. Paul, Minn. At right is players attorney Jim Quinn. Eight years ago, when the NFL was hitting a mere 91 and counting, discord between players and owners reached such a fevered state that the league locked out the union. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

FILE - This May 5, 2011 photo shows Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., home of the Buffalo Bills, during the NFL football lockout. Eight years ago, when the NFL was hitting a mere 91 and counting, discord between players and owners reached such a fevered state that the league locked out the union. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)