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The Voice – Special Edition

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

The Voice – Special Edition

Here’s a special edition of The Voice, featuring profiles of John Unitas, Elvin Bethea, Conrad Dobler and Dwight Harrison. Published by Hausfeld LLP & Zelle Hofmann for retired NFL players. Continue reading →

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Retired overweight NFL players might have more cognitive problems

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog January 17, 2012, 2:20 p.m. Retired football players who are overweight could be at greater risk for cognitive problems compared to normal-weight former players, a study finds. Football … Continue reading →

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Vince Lombardi’s players don’t have a seat at the NFL lockout talks

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

By Evan Weiner  NewJerseynewsroom.com Tuesday, November 23, 2010   Eight times a week, the life and legacy of Vince Lombardi is on display on the Great White Way in New York. Vince Lombardi is part of the National Football League’s … 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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NFL’s Jeff Pash: “We have shown the union how and why the current system does not work”

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

NFLLabor.com Aug 17, 2010 At the request of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, NFL Executive Vice President Jeff Pash (right), who leads the owners’ CBA negotiating team, responded to an opinion piece written by former Green Bay Packers lineman Ken Ruettgers which … 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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Dominique Foxworth out for the season

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

Before 1982 there was no meaningful disability plan and as a result, there are thousands of former players that received nothing for the injuries they sustained during their careers in the NFL. To make matters worse, many players that did try to obtain disability payments were denied for reasons as simple as missing the filing deadline by one or two days, or having the Board doctor tell them that because they were able to hold down a minimum wage job they could not be considered totally disabled. There are many other examples too numerous to point out in this article, but we have all heard the horror stories. Continue reading →

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NFL Legacy Fund Resolution is “Resolved”

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Unfortunately, recent statements by the youngest member in the history of the NFLPA Executive committee, Dominique Foxworth do not bode well for a Rookie Salary Scale : “As far as a wage scale is concerned, it’s not something that I support. This is a pay-by-potential league. If guys got paid off what they did on the field, then guys like Tim Brown would have made a lot more money. If the team believes in rookies’ potential, then that’s what they should get paid. It’s kind of an unfair concept to change the way the league works now for those young guys just because they’re young guys and can’t defend themselves because they’re not in the league yet.”

Even though 80 NFL Hall of Fame Players can’t defend themselves at the bargaining table either, I think their call for the establishment of a Rookie Wage Scale should carry more weight than some college player that has never set foot on an NFL field?

What do you think?

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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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George Martin’s Battle for Control of NFL Alumni Inc.

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

Written by Jeff Nixon and posted on Thursday, June 21, 2010 “Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this son of York” are the first words written by Shakespeare for his famous play – Richard the … Continue reading →

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