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Turf Wars The Fight for the Soul of America's Game

DeMaurice Smith

An NFL insider’s explosive account of the ruthless power struggles between owners and players over the future of football. During his fourteen years as the head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith was a front line advocate for football players through some of the most tumultuous crises...

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The Dan Patrick Show

The hosts discussed the upcoming release by DeMora Smith, describing it as a look into the NFLPA's internal struggles that emphasized his own failures and a dramatic portrayal of league figures. They noted that the narrative appeared to focus heavily on personal shortcomings rather than offering broader insight. The overall tone was critical of the book's approach.

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Episode: Hour 2 – Selling Books, Kelce’s Post Career & Spor...

The book was described as DeMora Smith's upcoming release about the NFLPA's internal struggles, with critics noting it seemed to focus on his own failures and a dramatic portrayal of league figures.

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Your guy, LaVar, DeMora Smith, the former NFLPA executive director. He's got a book coming out called Turf Wars.

DeMora Smith has a new book out called Turf Wars. ... this book is set to come out in August, I believe.

Turf Wars. The story of how I failed the players.

The official title here? Yeah. Turf Wars. The Fight for the Soul of America's Game.

That was DeMora Smith's book, Turf Wars, which, which Salvar would like to have edited. Yeah, I failed the players. There you go. Turf Wars.

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