NFL legend Eric Dickerson: NFLPA's DeMaurice Smith 'is a bozo'

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson had some intense criticism for NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith while talking to Fox News Digital Tuesday about his new book "Watch My Smoke: The Eric Dickerson Story."

The former Los Angeles Rams star running back said he had been thinking about writing a book for a while and got to work with his friend Gustavo Miguel and writer Greg Hanlon. The book was released in January.

"I got to say, the book sounds just like me. One thing about me is I’m very honest. My dad always said the truth isn’t popular, but it is the truth. Everything in my book is the truth," Dickerson said.

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Eric Dickerson speaks on stage at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California on April 23, 2022. (David Livingston/Getty Images)

When asked what he wants fans to take away from the book, he reiterated to Fox News Digital that it’s "just the truth."

"Playing back when I played, there was a lot of disparity between the players and the owners and there still is. We’re still not on the level we should be as players because the players make the NFL, the owners don't make the NFL," he said.

"Let’s talk about helping us. How bad our pension is, how bad the health care is. Just look at it. But a lot of people love the NFL so much, they look past that. I get that but just as a reminder, NFL players are human beings. They’re not just a system, they’re not just a number that plays on a football field. They have a mother. They have a father. They have children. I talk about all that in my book."

Eric Dickerson of the Los Angeles