# Recertifying the NFLPA

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recertifying-the-nflpa/579817>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 26, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recertifying-the-nflpa/579817 "2011-04-26T20:10:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recertifying-the-nflpa/579817/1 "2011-04-26T20:10:41Z")

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When the NFL lockout is resolved, does the NFLPA automatically get recertified, or does it need to be formally recertified?

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**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recertifying-the-nflpa/579817/2 "2011-05-02T03:34:41Z")

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I doubt it. The last time they decertified, in 1987, they didn’t recertify until 1993.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recertifying-the-nflpa/579817/3 "2011-08-02T01:20:02Z")

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They recertified the other day.