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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Baltimore Colts’ Forgotten Hero Bert Jones
by Chad Iamasa/Bleacher Report Baltimore Ravens rookie, Joe Flacco, may be the first franchise quarterback in Ravens history and the first in Baltimore since Bert Jones in the 1970′s and 80′s. Bert Jones was the first sports hero I ever … Continue reading
Nothing but Pain for ex-Jet Walker
BY JIM BAUMBACH | jim.baumbach@newsday.com Remember Wesley Walker? Sure you do. How can anyone here in New York forget the way the former Jets receiver used to make sprinting past defenders look so easy, so effortless. These days Walker is 53 years old, nearly … Continue reading
Posted in former players
Tagged jets, new york, nfl, ny jets, wesley walker
Former Buc Dave Pear Battles NFL for Help
By Gary Shelton, St. Petersburg Times Sports Columnist “Your body is the only thing you really own in your lifetime. You can go out and buy another car or another house. You can’t get another body.” Dave Pear, 1976 The pain … Continue reading
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Fourth and Goal/Toyota Matrix Giveaway
After receiving overwhelming support of last year’s Fourth and Goal Toyota Giveaway we’ve decided to do it again, this year with an even better deal. With everyone feeling the pain at the gas pumps we thought a 33 MPG Toyota … Continue reading
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Tagged 88 plan, alzheimers, baltimore colts, cardinals, colts, dementia, don shy, gene upshaw, google, john mackey, larry morris, matrix, minnesota vikings, new orleans, new orleans saints, nfl, nflpa, oakland raiders, pittsburgh steelers, raiders, ralph haywood, roger goodell, saints, st. louis, st. louis cardinals, steelers, syndi shy, toyota, toyota matrix, vikings, wayne hawkins
Group Licensing Should Continue With or Without NFLPA
Dear Retired Players: When the NFLPA started sending out GLA (Group Licensing Authorization) forms for retired players back in 2000, the concept behind it was good. It gave the NFLPA the right to market us and grant the use of … Continue reading
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Tagged buffalo bills, gla, jeff nixon, nfl, nfl films, nfl owners, nflpa
Retired Players Plan Summit
Click HERE to send us your information In recent months much has been going on in the Cause of Retired Players. Some has been adversarial in Federal Court, some behind the scenes, and some in front of the U.S. Congress. … Continue reading
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Fourth and Goal Unveils Art Donovan Statue
from Larry Harris/PressBoxOnline.com A couple seasons back, former Baltimore Colt Bruce Laird and his Fourth And Goal organization that is designed to help retired and needy National Football League players decided to hold a fundraiser. They picked Colts Hall of … Continue reading
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Tagged art donovan, boston, bruce laird, elmer wingate, frank culotta, fred kail, jim mutscheller, leroy merritt, ted bauer, tom matte, vince bagli
Legal Fee Cover Up?
Here’s a story by SportsBusiness Journal detailing the NFLPA’s motion to suppress attorney fees. Normal practice or union attorneys trying to keep legal costs from the active player? By Daniel Kaplan, Staff Writer, SportsBusiness Journal The NFLPA asked the judge … Continue reading
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NFLPA narrows search for next executive director
By DAVE GOLDBERG and JOHN WAWROW/Associated Press The search committee seeking a replacement for the late Gene Upshaw to run the NFL Players Association has narrowed the field to a little more than a dozen candidates, some with no previous … Continue reading
Posted in former players, nfl pension, nfl retirees
Tagged associated press, gene upshaw, jason belser, kevin mawae, nfl, nfl players, reilly partners, tom condon, trace armstrong, troy vincent
