Talk:Eric Winston

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Draft info?

I think that information on where many draft experts are predicting him to be picked would be useful to the article. Unfortunately, I only have knowledge of Winston from being a Canes fan and from several Bills fans clamoring for the Bills to draft him. I don't really know what draft scouting websites are reliable, so anyone who is a draft shark, feel free to include some information on it. -VetteDude 22:42, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editorial info

The bracketed part of this statement should be removed. If it can be sourced, the statement should be rewritten for objectivity.

"On October 7, 2012, Winston incorrectly called out the Kansas City Chiefs fans for cheering after an injury to QB Matt Cassel when they were actually cheering the first down that occurred on the same play. {USER NOTE: That last sentence is not true... everyone knew the fans were cheering Cassel's injury} " — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.142.67.163 (talk) 22:57, 19 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Proposing some updates for this article

Hello, I'm currently working on behalf of the National Football League Players Association to make some improvements to articles related to their mission, including this page, given Eric Winston's recent election to the office of president. Because I have a financial conflict of interest, I won't make any edits here myself. Instead, I've proposed some improvements below, and I'm hoping that an editor can review these and, if they look okay, go ahead and implement the changes in the article.

First, I'd like to suggest a change in wording to a sentence in the section Kansas City Chiefs. Currently, the sentence reads "On October 7, 2012, Winston called out the Kansas City Chiefs fans due to his perception that the fans were cheering an injury to QB Matt Cassel." However, I feel that the "called out" language is not entirely encyclopedic. I'd suggest we reword this sentence to the following: "On October 7, 2012, Winston spoke out about Kansas City Chiefs fans cheering an injury to QB Matt Cassel."

Second, I'd like to suggest expanding the NFLPA section to include discussion of his work with the union prior to being elected president, as well as some contextual information about his plans for his presidency. My proposed replacement for that section is found below.

Proposed languages for NFL Players Association section

In March 2014, Winston was elected president of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), succeeding Domonique Foxworth.^[1] Prior to being elected president, Winston had been involved with the NFLPA in other capacities, including being elected as a co-alternate NFLPA representative for the Houston Texans in 2010 and serving on committees for agent discipline and finance.^[2]^[3]^[4] He was also vocal during the 2011 NFL lockout.^[3] Winston has stated that his first priorities for his presidency will be player health and safety, financial literacy, and workplace conditions, especially in the locker room.^[5]

References

^ Josh Katzowitz (19 March 2014). "NFLPA elects new president Eric Winston". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ Tom Pelissero (19 March 2014). "Eric Winston elected president of NFL Players Association". USA TODAY Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Eric Winston elected NFLPA president". Miami Herald. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ "Veteran tackle Winston elected NFLPA president". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. 19 March, 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Josh Weinfuss (11 April 2014). "Winston draws praise as NFLPA president". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

Markup

In March 2014, Winston was elected president of the [[National Football League Players Association]] (NFLPA), succeeding [[Domonique Foxworth]].<ref name=Katzowitz14>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24491559/nflpa-elects-new-president-eric-winston |title=NFLPA elects new president Eric Winston |author=Josh Katzowitz |date=19 March 2014 |work=CBSSports.com |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref> Prior to being elected president, Winston had been involved with the NFLPA in other capacities, including being elected as a co-alternate NFLPA representative for the [[Houston Texans]] in 2010 and serving on committees for agent discipline and finance.<ref name=Pelissero14>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/03/19/eric-winston-nfl-players-association-president-nflpa-election/6608747/ |title=Eric Winston elected president of NFL Players Association |author=Tom Pelissero |date=19 March 2014 |work=USA TODAY Sports |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=MiamiHerald14>{{cite news |title=Eric Winston elected NFLPA president |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/03/19/4004492/eric-winston-elected-nflpa-president.html |work=Miami Herald |date=19 March 2014 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=APSports14>{{cite web |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/eric-winston-elected-union-president-163339108--nfl.html |title=Veteran tackle Winston elected NFLPA president |author= |date=19 March, 2014 |work=Associated Press |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> He was also vocal during the [[2011 NFL lockout]].<ref name=MiamiHerald14 /> Winston has stated that his first priorities for his presidency will be player health and safety, financial literacy, and workplace conditions, especially in the locker room.<ref name=Weinfuss14>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/113217/winston-draws-praise-as-nflpa-president-2 |title=Winston draws praise as NFLPA president |author=Josh Weinfuss |date=11 April 2014 |work=ESPN.com |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>

Finally, I'd like to suggest that we add a sentence to the end of the "Personal" section, discussing his volunteer work.

Sentence for "Personal" section

He does volunteer work for the Shriners Hospitals for Children.^[1]

References

^ "Veteran tackle Winston elected NFLPA president". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. 19 March, 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Markup

He does volunteer work for the [[Shriners Hospitals for Children]].<ref name=APSports14>{{cite web |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/eric-winston-elected-union-president-163339108--nfl.html |title=Veteran tackle Winston elected NFLPA president |author= |date=19 March, 2014 |work=Associated Press |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>

If editors have any questions or concerns here, I'm all ears! But if things look okay, could someone implement these changes to the article? Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 16:45, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Although I'm not any more qualified than any other Wikipedia editor, I moved all your suggestions to the main article, as everything was detailed, accurate, and sourced. ~ Dissident93 (Talk) 20:04, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 20:20, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, sorry I didn't see this sooner. ~ Dissident93 (Talk) 20:25, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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[Katzowitz14-1] Josh Katzowitz (19 March 2014). "NFLPA elects new president Eric Winston". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[Pelissero14-2] Tom Pelissero (19 March 2014). "Eric Winston elected president of NFL Players Association". USA TODAY Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[MiamiHerald14-3] "Eric Winston elected NFLPA president". Miami Herald. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[APSports14-4] "Veteran tackle Winston elected NFLPA president". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. 19 March, 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[Weinfuss14-5] Josh Weinfuss (11 April 2014). "Winston draws praise as NFLPA president". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[APSports14-6] "Veteran tackle Winston elected NFLPA president". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. 19 March, 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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