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Update on Former Bengal Reggie Williams
The Cincinnati Enquirer recently updated the health condition of former Bengals’ linebacker Reggie Williams. Seven months ago Williams was fighting to save his right leg that had been ravaged by football injuries and infection. Doctors feared that an extensive bone infection and a surgical wound that refused to heal would force them to amputate Williams’ [...]
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May 28, 2009
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New NFLPA Executive Director: “Union Has a Fiduciary Duty to Retired Players”
Newly elected NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith spoke with reporters in New York today and said the union has a fiduciary duty to retired players, which is in stark contrast to comments from his predecessor Gene Upshaw, who famously said he only represented active players while collecting union dues from retired players.
This should be a [...]
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April 24, 2009
Video of Annual NFLPA Super Bowl Week Press Conference
The NFLPA held their annual press conference on January 30, 2009, in conjunction with the Super Bowl festivities in Tampa. Director of Communications Carl Francis, Interim Executive Director Richard Berthelsen, and NFLPA President Kevin Mawae all took the podium. Berthelsen began the conference speaking about the need to maintain labor peace. Mawae discussed the highly [...]
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March 20, 2009
NFLPA Files Notice of Appeal in Retired Players Group Licensing Lawsuit
As expected, the NFLPA has filed a notice of appeal regarding the recent award of $28.1 million to retired players. A jury awarded the money after they found that the union had breached its’ fiduciary duty to retired players who signed a group licensing agreement from February 14, 2004 to February 14,2007.
The NFLPA states that issues [...]
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March 20, 2009
Who Does the NFLPA Represent?
ESPN’s Outside the Lines recently ran a story about the Houston Texans violating the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement by conducting “contact” drills during the offseason. The piece focuses on three Houston Texans offensive linemen who all suffered season ending injuries on May 9, 2008,while participating in a banned pass rush drill during offseason...
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March 20, 2009
The NFL Players Association Fifty Years Ago
The blog of former Oakland Raider Dave Pear recently published the minutes of an NFL Players Association meeting from January 24, 1958. The meeting minutes show that ten players were in attendance along with players association attorney Creighton Miller. Miller was working for the Cleveland Browns when two Browns players approached him about helping form [...]
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March 20, 2009
Another Executive Director Candidate Emerges
The National Football Post reports attorney David Cornwell, who was once eliminated as a candidate for the NFLPA Executive Director position, is now back in the race. Cornwell received the written endorsement of at least three members of the NFLPA’s Board of Representatives. Section 4.04 of the NFLPA Constitution allows any number of candidates to [...]
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March 20, 2009
Is the NFLPA Retired Players Department Relevant?
The current state of the NFLPA Retired Players Department has left many retirees looking for representation elsewhere. In recent years the membership of many chapters of the NFL Retired Players Association has dropped dramatically. Less than 175 of the NFL’s 13,000 retirees attended the NFLPA Retired Players Convention in Puerto Rico in 2008. This [...]
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March 20, 2009
NFL Retired Players’ Class Action Appeal Could Take Years to Resolve
Dan Kaplan of the SportsBusiness Journal reports that the appeal of the retired players $28.1 million dollar verdict against the NFLPA could take years to resolve. The lawsuit stems from the NFLPA’s group licensing program for NFL retirees. Ron Katz, the attorney who represented 2,062 former NFL players in the lawsuit, said a decision on [...]
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March 20, 2009
Former Player Examines How NFL Player Reps Are Elected
Former player Ross Tucker, who played six years in the NFL, is now a writer for SportsIllustrated.com. In his latest article, Tucker examines the flawed method of how the NFL’s 32 player representatives are elected. The player reps are the only people who have a vote in choosing the NFLPA’s next Executive Director. According [...]
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March 20, 2009
Player Reps Should Initiate New Search Process This Weekend
This weekend the NFLPA’s Board of Player Representatives will hold their annual meeting in Maui. Obviously, the biggest task at hand for the player reps is electing a new NFLPA Executive Director. The 32 reps are set to vote for the Gene Upshaw’s replacement after hearing one hour presentations from each candidate and then meeting [...]
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March 20, 2009
NFLPA Elects New Executive Director
The NFLPA has elected a new executive director. After presentations by Trace Armstrong, David Cornwell, DeMaurice Smith, and Troy Vincent on Saturday, NFLPA player representatives had question-and-answer sessions with the candidates on Sunday. Hillard Heintze Strategic Security Advisors performed background checks on the candidates and reported the results to the player reps...
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March 20, 2009
Congressional Report Identifies Serious Health Concerns Not Addressed by NFL and Players Union
Congressional
Report Identifies Serious Health Concerns
Not Addressed by NFL and Players Union
House Judiciary Committee to
Hold Further Hearings;
Examine Possible
Legislative Remedy
(Washington, DC)-
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Commercial and
Administrative L...
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April 20, 2008
Congressional Report Identifies Serious Health Concerns Not Addressed by NFL and Players Union
Congressional
Report Identifies Serious Health Concerns
Not Addressed by NFL and Players Union
House Judiciary Committee to
Hold Further Hearings;
Examine Possible
Legislative Remedy
(Washington, DC)-
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Commercial and
Administrative L...
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April 17, 2008
Congressional Report Identifies Serious Health Concerns Not Addressed by NFL and Players Union
Congressional
Report Identifies Serious Health Concerns
Not Addressed by NFL and Players Union
House Judiciary Committee to
Hold Further Hearings;
Examine Possible
Legislative Remedy
(Washington, DC)-
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Commercial and
Administrative L...
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April 11, 2008
Congressional Report Identifies Serious Health Concerns Not Addressed by NFL and Players Union
Congressional
Report Identifies Serious Health Concerns
Not Addressed by NFL and Players Union
House Judiciary Committee to
Hold Further Hearings;
Examine Possible
Legislative Remedy
(Washington, DC)-
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Commercial and
Administrative L...
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April 09, 2008
Baltimore Ravens NFLPA Player Representative Says Union "Must Begin to Prepare for a Change in Leadership Immediately"
Ravens kicker Matt Stover wants to put a plan in motion to find a new Executive Director for the NFLPA. Players have little influence on the decisions made by the union. There were no active players involved with the 2006 CBA negotiations. Read more at www.retiredplayers.org.
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April 09, 2008
NFL and NFLPA Announce Expanded Disability Benefits Program for Retired Players
The National Football League and National Football League Players Association announced an "expanded disability benefits program" through a press release on February 29, 2008. A copy of the release may be viewed by clicking HERE. The changes to the disability plan were reviewed at a down...
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March 04, 2008
Attorney Questions Integrity of Testimony Given By NFL Commissioner
RetiredPlayers.Org recently received the following message via email:Gentlemen,As
you are aware, the NFL management council and NFLPA announced last June â€" just
before the Congressional hearing that the Bell/Rozelle Plan agreed to adopt
"Social Security disability standards" to help streamline disa...
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February 26, 2008
Compensation for Retired Players is NFL's Biggest Challenge
In the third annual SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily Reader Survey, readers voted compensation for retired players as the biggest challenge facing the National Football League in the coming year. Twenty-three and a half percent of the readers participating in the survey felt retired ...
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February 19, 2008
What Percentage of Retired Players Receive NFL Disability Benefits?
An earlier post addressed the number of retired NFL players eligible to apply for NFL disability benefits, we now move on to address the number of retired NFL players actually receiving NFL disability benefits. The Honorable Linda Sanchez is the Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on...
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February 12, 2008
Turley to Donate Game Check
Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Kyle Turley has announced he will donate his entire game check from the Chiefs - Lions game on December 23, 2007 to the Gridiron Greats. The pre-tax amount of Turley's game check is roughly $42,000. Gridiron Greats is a non-profit organization which pr...
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February 11, 2008
Marshall Victorious Against NFL Disability Plan in Fourth Circuit Court
On January 14, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit awarded former NFL linebacker Wilber Marshall approximately $72,000 in disability benefits, plus attorney fees and court costs. Marshall filed suit against the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan after ...
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February 10, 2008
Senate Hearing
On September 18, 2007, the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation held an oversight hearing on the National Football League retirement system. Witnesses included Hall of Famer Mike Ditka, sports broadcaster and former Dallas Cowboy Daryl Johnston, former Minnesota...
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February 10, 2008
NFL MVP and Two Pro Bowl Players Support Turley on Retired Players' Issues
Current Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Kyle Turley was a guest on The Jim Rome Show today, December 4, 2007. Turley spoke about his participation in "Gridiron Guardian Sunday", when he will donate his entire game check from the December 23, 2007, Chiefs - Lions game to the Gridiron Great...
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January 25, 2008
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