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Retired football players angry with the NFL Players Association over disability and pension benefits said yesterday in Las Vegas that the executive director of the union may be ahead of himself in seeking their support during coming contract talks with the league. The informal group of former football players lashed out at comments by NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, who said Saturday that if there was a lockout by owners in 2011, retired player benefits would be reduced by 80 percent while it lasts. Several players meeting in Las Vegas about their problems with the union said their benefits were protected by law, lockout or not. “I think he might be putting the cart before the …

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Former NFL players lash out at union

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