NFLPA Former Player Services FPS | 6,649 followers on LinkedIn. We are "One Team"​ built around a fraternity of former NFL players who are aligned, connected and engaged. | The National Football League Players Association is the union for professional football players in the National Football League. Established in 1956, the NFLPA has a long history of assuring proper recognition and representation of players’ interests. The NFLPA has shown that it will do whatever is necessary to assure that the rights of players are protected—including ceasing to be a union, if necessary, as it did in 1989.