but you're already one of the highest paid players in the game. the fans just don't see the point of a player like you striking. as president of the players' association, what does your presence mean here, mister lindell? but where have you been? what have you been doing to make a living? coach, what will be your strategy against new york this sunday? bob, i'm standing in front of redskins owner, edward frances o'neil's home and all we know right now is that the washington player previously known as ray smith is in fact earl samuel wilkinson. the all pro miami safety who was serving five to seven years in the maryland state penitentiary for three counts of aggravated assault. as you may recall, one of those counts was against a baltimore city police officer and resulted in that officer being hospitalized for quite some time. no, bob, but rumor has it that the national football league player's association had something to do with it. mister matheson, what are the sticking points in the negotiations as far as the owners are concerned?