http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4161373 Smith no longer without contractComment Email Print Share Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- New NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith says his contract has been completed. Smith worked for several weeks without one, following his election in March. But the union boss said Tuesday in Minnesota the deal was done. Smith did not say when the contract was finalized, nor did he elaborate further. He was addressing NFLPA issues with a group of local reporters when the subject came up. Smith was in town to visit with Vikings players as part of his spring tour around the league. Regarding negotiations on a revised collective bargaining agreement, Smith said he speaks three or four times a week with commissioner Roger Goodell and expressed confidence in eventually striking a deal. The CBA expires after the 2010 season. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
