# Event Details - **Event Name**: An Evening with DeMaurice Smith in conversation with Don Van Natta Jr. - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: An NFL insider reveals the power struggles between owners and players, showing how labor battles have shaped the soul of America’s game.About this EventJoin us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for an engaging author talk and discussion celebrating by DeMaurice Smith. Drawing on his years as head of the NFL Players Association, Smith offers an insider’s look at the power struggles between players, owners, and the league itself, revealing how the soul of football has been shaped by battles over race, labor, and leadership.? This event is free with RSVP.ABOUT THE BOOK:During his fourteen years as the head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith was a front line advocate for football players through some of the most tumultuous crises in NFL history: Colin Kaepernick’s protests, Deflategate, a lockout, two collective bargaining agreements, and more. But after witnessing the league’s troubling response to discrimination and racial unrest, both within the league and beyond, Smith realized it was time to pull back the curtain and speak truth to power.Drawing from his years of unprecedented access and unparalleled knowledge of America’s favorite sport, Smith documents his years leading the NFLPA and explains how the NFL distorts the truth, telling partial stories to insulate itself and grow its $20-billion-a-year brand—and the players’ battles to protect themselves.From contract negotiations to battles over suspensions, Smith shows us how the union fought to protect players from the greed, racism, and dishonesty the league is built on. He also takes readers inside closed-door meetings and unreported conversations and confrontations with the industry’s most powerful figures such as Robert Kraft, Jerry Jones, Tom Brady, and Roger Goodell.Turf Wars puts every NFL crisis—both familiar and lesser known—within a broader cultural and historical context, framing the league’s extraordinary rise as a mirror to America’s own history. Revelatory and profound, Turf Wars is a book about the soul of football: its degradation, and how to save it.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:DeMaurice Smith is the former executive director of the National Football League Players Association. Prior to the NFLPA, Smith was an assistant United States attorney, counsel to the US deputy attorney general, and a partner in major law firms. Smith is currently a law and business professor in residence.About The ModeratorDon Van Natta Jr. is an investigative reporter whose work appears across ESPN platforms including Sportscenter, Outside the Lines, and ESPN.com. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/d8bb9f00-f81d-11f0-9f04-cbd844a8a117-rimg-w488-h740-dcf5edda-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coral-gables/an-evening-with-demaurice-smith-in-conversation-with-don-van-natta-jr/100001980102507904 - **Event Categories**: sports, art, football, fine-arts, literary-art, meetups - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fan-evening-with-demaurice-smith-in-conversation-with-don-van-natta-jr-tickets-1980102507904 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Coral Gables - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: Books & Books - **lat**: 25.742511 - **long**: -80.27848999999998 - **full address**: Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Books & Books (https://allevents.in/org/books-and-books/22514410) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/8c98c4f986338a984c093af3d23402621c774cacf6fa289281c626a462ad424a-rimg-w1200-h600-dc181819-gmir.jpg?v=1769226476 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/854247ddf150ac037d5168cc7cd470a494561149af6e06646059556a79754320-rimg-w400-h400-dc181718-gmir.jpg?v=1769226475 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Books & Books - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** sports, art, football, fine-arts, literary-art, meetups - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about An Evening with DeMaurice Smith in conversation with Don Van Natta Jr. ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "An Evening with DeMaurice Smith in conversation with Don Van Natta Jr.", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/8c98c4f986338a984c093af3d23402621c774cacf6fa289281c626a462ad424a-rimg-w1200-h600-dc181819-gmir.jpg?v=1769226476", "startDate": "2026-01-23", "endDate": "2026-01-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/coral-gables/an-evening-with-demaurice-smith-in-conversation-with-don-van-natta-jr/100001980102507904", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Books & Books", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "265 Aragon Avenue", "postalCode": "33134", "addressLocality": "Coral Gables", "addressRegion": "FL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "25.742511", "longitude": "-80.27848999999998" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "An NFL insider reveals the power struggles between owners and players, showing how labor battles have shaped the soul of America’s game.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-01-23", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/coral-gables/an-evening-with-demaurice-smith-in-conversation-with-don-van-natta-jr/100001980102507904" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/coral-gables/an-evening-with-demaurice-smith-in-conversation-with-don-van-natta-jr/100001980102507904", "price": 0, "name": "Free Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Books & Books", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/books-and-books/22514410", "description": "Books & Books | Bookstore & CaféWe’re your independent, locally owned bookstore with five locations in South Florida – plus stores at Miami International Airport, and Key West, FL. We’re a community of writers and readers, now hosting free and ticketed virtual events and featuring a carefully curated selection for safe shopping or curbside pick-up.Bookstores:Coral Gables: 305-442-4408Bal Harbour Shops: 305-864-4241Adrienne Arsht Center: 786-405-1744Suniland Shops: 786-552-3290Coconut Grove: 305-477-0866Key West: 305-320-0208Café:Coral Gables: 305-448-9599" } ] } ] ```