Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, and DeMaurice Smith who represents the NFL Players Association
FILE – This Oct. 28, 2009, file photo shows NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, right, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, at the witness table on Capitol Hill in Washingto, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on legal issues relating to football head injuries. The NFL players’ union has advised its members to prepare for a lockout it expects to come in March, telling players to save their last three game checks this year in case there is no season in 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FIle)