Monthly Archives: July 2009

Longtime NFL Fan to Walk 80 Miles for Retired Players

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Route will take him from hometown to Chicago Bears Training Camp (SEE KEVAN’S ROUTE) In an effort to bring awareness to the medical and financial issues often incurred by former NFL players who played before 1993, lifelong NFL fan Kevan … Continue reading →

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Ron Mix on Monday’s Jeff Nixon Sports Report

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

Former Buffalo Bill Jeff Nixon welcomes former Charger and Raider Ron Mix on this week’s edition of the Jeff Nixon Sports Report. You can LISTEN LIVE to Jeff and Ron Monday afternoon at 5 p.m. ET/2 PT by CLICKING HERE. … Continue reading →

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NFL Alumni Association Membership: No Strings Attached

Posted on July 23, 2009 by

We’ve fielded a lot of questions about our relationship with the newly refocused NFL Alumni Association and think we have adequately addressed your issues, however, there still seems to be a few points of confusion. To clear up some of … Continue reading →

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Adderley v. NFLPA: Facts of Proposed Settlement

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Dear Retired Players and Class Action members: After more than two years of hard-fought litigation, we are finally on the verge of receiving the settlement funds that were won in the Herb Adderley vs. NFLPA class action suit. Ron Katz … Continue reading →

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“Throwin Samoan” on Monday’s Jeff Nixon Sports Report

Posted on July 20, 2009 by

Jeff Nixon Sports Report Monday’s at 5 p.m. Eastern/4 Central/2 p.m. Pacific CLICK TO LISTEN LIVE Jack Tompson went to college at Washington State University, where he set numerous school, Pac-10 and NCAA records from 1975-1978. He is known as … Continue reading →

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Motions for Approval of Settlement Filed in Adderley v. NFLPA

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

Attorney Ron Katz on Wednesday filed a preliminary motion for approval of the settlement reached between retired players and the National Football League Players Association. The preliminary motion for approval is the first step in petitioning the court for a … Continue reading →

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Hogan,Nixon respond to Bob Grant’s Latest

Posted on July 16, 2009 by

Yesterday former Baltimore Colt and Washington Redskin Bob Grant took to the internet once again to attack our partnership with the re-focused NFL Alumni Association. You can read Bob’s latest rant at DavePear.com by clicking here. While we firmly believe … Continue reading →

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Former Colt Nelson Munsey Dead at 61

Posted on July 16, 2009 by

Nelson Munsey who played defensive back for the Baltimore Colts from 1972-1977 died earlier this week from complications of heart disease. Munsey was 61. Munsey had seven interceptions in his final three seasons with the Colts. In 1975, he started … Continue reading →

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Hall of Famer DeLamielleure Continues Battle for Retired NFL Players

Posted on July 14, 2009 by

from BizofFootball.com The following is a guest article by Matthew Coller When pro football Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure’s daughter walked into a Buffalo Bills merchandise store in Western New York, she expected to walk out wearing dad’s No. 68. … Continue reading →

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Screen Play: Ex-QB Roberts, NFL Offer Heart Exams

Posted on July 13, 2009 by

by Ken Murray/Baltimore Sun Heart surgeon Archie Roberts was speaking on cardiac disease to a group of doctors in 1997 when he felt numbness in his right arm and suddenly stumbled over his words in mid-dissertation. The man who had … Continue reading →

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