Monthly Archives: March 2009

DeLamielleure Peddling to Mexico

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Fourth and Goal Board Member Personifies Passion Even though he’s now in his 50′s, challenges are nothing new for Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure. After all this is the same guy who played three positions on the field and was … Continue reading →

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Union Payroll Dropped in FY ’08

Posted on March 30, 2009 by

Thanks to Mike Florio over at ProFootballTalk.com for bringing this to our attention. According to Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal the NFLPA decreased its salaries by more than $3 million in 2008 with a total of $14 million in compensation … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss Jeff Nixon Sports Report Today at 5 p.m. Eastern

Posted on March 30, 2009 by

If you’ve missed the previous episodes of the Jeff Nixon Sports Report you’ve missed some hard hitting discussions on the issues related to the retired player (check out previous shows HERE). Today Jeff’s guest will be former AFL great and … Continue reading →

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Players Going Broke, A Trend That Must Be Stopped

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

“I was so busy focusing on football that the first year was suddenly over,” he says. “I’d started with this $4 million base salary, but then I looked at my bank statement, and I just went, What the…?” – Rocket … Continue reading →

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Kessler on the way out?

Posted on March 21, 2009 by

UPDATE: Attack on Kessler Might Have Saved Him 03/22/09 On Friday, Philadelphia News Sports Columnist Paul Domowitch penned a very insightful article on the challenges that lie ahead for new NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. Besides finding a way to … Continue reading →

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Leatherhead’s Ball only a week away

Posted on March 19, 2009 by

As we sit here and watch our NCAA Tournament brackets get dismantled its becoming more apparent that our dreams of winning the office pool this year are once again shattered. While one dream is shattered another more important dream remains … Continue reading →

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Fourth and Goal Applauds NFLPA Break from the Past

Posted on March 18, 2009 by

Below is and official statement from the Fourth and Goal Foundation in regards to NFLPA’s election of DeMaurice Smith as Executive Director. Fourth and Goal congratulates the NFLPA on selecting a new Executive Director, DeMaurice Smith, who is not associated … Continue reading →

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Smith has moral obligation to help retired players

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

“We need to be one team, we need to have one locker room,” Smith said. “For the 16,000 people who used to play this game, the 10,000 people vested in our pension plan, we want them to be a part … Continue reading →

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Getting to know DeMaurice Smith

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

Yesterday player reps from the NFL’s 32 teams voted DeMaurice Smith to succeed the late Gene Upshaw as executive director of the National Football League Player’s Association. Considered an outside candidate, its reported that Smith rose above the rest of … Continue reading →

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History of the Bell/Rozelle Retirement Plan

Posted on March 13, 2009 by

A few days ago we came across the post below on the NFLPA’s website and thought some of you would be interested in the history of the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Retirement Plan as told by the union. After reading this … Continue reading →

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