Congress scolds NFL, players’ union (Houston Chronicle)
Congress scolds NFL, players’ union (Houston Chronicle)
Aging NFL retirees told Congress that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn’t created.
Retired Football Players Hit The Hill (Washington Post)
Former pro football players are in Washington to talk about the struggles they have faced in getting disability benefits from the NFL.
Expert: Tank won t be out of work in NFL for long (MSNBC)
Ask the NFL Expert: Tank Johnson and his people are job-hunting. Will he get another chance with a second team? Does anybody doubt it? Maybe not this year. But before football fans yell good riddance to bad rubbish, consider the alternative. Is the world safer with Tank Johnson on a team or off a team?
Congress: NFL should improve benefits (AP via Yahoo! News)
Aging NFL retirees told Congress Tuesday that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn’t created.
CONGRESS TOLD OF NFL HORRORS (New York Post)
WASHINGTON - Aging NFL retirees told Congress yesterday that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn’t…
FOOTBALL: Still getting his kicks (Ball State Daily News)
When Brian Jackson didn’t sign a NFL or Arena Football League contract, the former Ball State place-kicker thought he would have to wait a year to begin his professional football career.
Disabled NFL Players Tell Woes To Congress (CBS News)
Aging NFL retirees told Congress today that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn’t created.
NFL fails on disability issue, House panel told (Los Angeles Times)
Ex-athletes testify retiree benefits plan is stacked against them. Ditka says, ‘It’s right versus wrong.’ WASHINGTON Four former football players Tuesday told a House panel that the NFL’s disability retirement system is broken, and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) chastised league and union leaders for failing to treat injured retirees and their families in a dignified manner.
John Rolfe: NFL takes page from parenting playbook (Sports Illustrated)
Last week’s hidebound tract about the NFL’s ongoing crime wave drew the following e-pistle from reader Dave Snow of Phoenix, Ariz, who happens to be the owner of the Arizona Snowmen fantasy football team:
NFL Wire Notes | Retirees tell Congress of physical, financial hurt (Seattle Times)
Aging NFL retirees told Congress on Tuesday that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank…