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De Smith: Send your lawyers packing  by | CBSSports.com National
Columnist  Dear DeMaurice Smith:  Hope this letter finds you
well. I know you're busy. Something about a lockout. But take a
second to read this. It'll be worth your time. Trust me. Ready?
Here you go ...  Dump your lawyers.  Dump their asses.  Do it
now.  More on NFL Lockout Mike Freeman Mike Freeman Retiree
benefits are among the issues holding up a new labor deal. Read
>> Related links  Or at the very least, DeMaurice, restrain
them, because what has become clear is Jeffrey Kessler and Jim
Quinn are wielding far too much power, and they are using that
power, in my opinion, to push their own agendas instead of the
agendas of the players.  This is a basic truth you have to face:
While the owners have not always been honest brokers, for the
moment it's your lawyers who are holding up a deal. Your lawyers
are standing in the way.  Now, I have to give credit, because
the only journali