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Where does the Gene Upshaw Player Assistance Trust Fund money go?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

According to the NFLPA website, the PAF (Professional Athletes Foundation) created the P.A.T. (Player Assistance Trust) fund in 1992 to provide financial support to any professional and amateur football player or his immediate family in times of financial crisis. The … Continue reading →

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Why Former NFL Players are not voting members of NFLPA

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

Written by Jeff Nixon and posted 11/9/2010   As much as we would like to have a “legal” vote in the issues that affect us during the CBA negotiations, the National Labor Relations Board and the Courts have long held the … Continue reading →

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Uniting NFL Alumni and NFLPA Former Player Chapter members

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Dear NFLPA Former Player Chapter Presidents: As you prepare for your upcoming NFLPA Former Player Chapter Presidents meeting, the members of Fourth and Goal would like to provide some comments and offer a few recommendations for your consideration. Although we … Continue reading →

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Poll Question: Should the NFLPA assist players that took Early Retirement and the Social Security Election?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Written by Jeff Nixon – posted September 23, 2010 At the bottom of this article there is a poll question.  Please read the full article and vote.  Results will be sent to DeMaurice Smith and Roger Goodell. You can also post … Continue reading →

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Hall of Fame should adjust football-only focus

Posted on August 5, 2010 by

It’s a slippery slope, but character matters with NFL’s highest honor  By Mike Florio  ProFootballTalk.com  Mon., Aug 2, 2010  When the 44 men and women charged with the power to determine the names of the persons who will enter the Hall … Continue reading →

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Cornelius Bennett Responds to Fourth and Goal Open Letter

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

Written by Jeff Nixon and posted on July, 16, 2010  On June 1, 2010 Fourth and Goal posted an open letter to the Chairman of the NFLPA Former Player’s Board of Directors, Cornelius Bennett.  Here is his response:  July 15, … Continue reading →

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Hoge, USA Football take concussions head on

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Dallas Jackson, Rivals High Senior Analyst During his eight-year NFL career, Merril Hoge piled up more than 5,000 from scrimmage and scored more than 30 touchdowns. He was also diagnosed with four concussions and suffered what he said was more … Continue reading →

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Attention Mr. Smith and Mr. Goodell: We Need a Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

Written by the NFL Alumni Association and posted June 23, 2010  “Your actions speak so loud I can’t hear the words coming out of your mouth.” No quote could better describe the feeling of retired NFL players concerning the inaction of … Continue reading →

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The NFLPA and Kevin Mawae need a history lesson on the NFL Alumni

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

The NFLPA generates hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing fees from companies that use active and retired players to market their products and services. Is the NFLPA afraid that retired players may want to jump ship and swim over to the NFL Alumni which may also want to get into the licensing business? Of course they are. The NFLPA is using the anti-union and anti-player rhetoric as a red herring to disguise their true motives. Continue reading →

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John Hogan Info on Filing Deadlines for Disability

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

John Hogan, our Fourth and Goal National Advocacy Member and resident guru on the NFL Disability Plan, has some information and ideas we are posting along with some good advice regarding the filing deadlines.       Dear former NFL players: For a former player to be … Continue reading →

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