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Union wants to unite retired NFL players (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The NFL Players Association wants the support of various groups of retired players in its upcoming contract talks with the league. "I don't represent active players. I don't represent retired players. I represent all NFL players. We are one team," DeMaurice Smith, the union's new executive director, said Saturday at a meeting of the NFLPA Retired Players Organization.