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Evan Weiner: Is Football Under Siege?

Evan Weiner — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:53:59 +0000

Posted with the express consent of Evan Weiner: THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS . Saturday, 19 May 2011 . BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY In 1905, United States President Theodore Roosevelt used the power of the bully pulpit by ordering the Presidents of Harvard, Yale and Princeton to the Oval Office so that the [...]

Why They Pay DeMaurice Smith the Big Bucks

RobertinSeattle — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:25:49 +0000

This is a copy of a handout given out by the NFLPA to show their great work to Certified Contract Advisors at the annual Sports Lawyers Association conference recently held in San Diego CA. . So if they did such a great job, where did all that money go for the retired players? The NFL [...]

Evan Weiner: Why Steve Bartkowski is Suing the NFL

Evan Weiner — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:30:00 +0000

Posted with the express consent of Evan Weiner: THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS . Tuesday, 15 May 2011 . BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY . Steve Bartkowski, a newly elected member of the National Football Foundation’s College Hall of Fame, is one of hundreds of former National Football League players who are suing their [...]

For the Record

Dave Pear — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:51:46 +0000

On Sunday, the Denver Post published an article and interview I did last week with sports journalist, Terry Frei. Over the course of our conversation which mostly covered the issues of injuries and concussions and the subsequent consequences of the League’s general attitude of denial at all levels. (A link to that article is at [...]

Evan Weiner: Is high school football an endangered species?

RobertinSeattle — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:39:21 +0000

Posted with the express consent of Evan Weiner: THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS . Wednesday, 9 May 2011 . BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY . It is that time of the year when school boards have to get budgets in place for the new school calendar and the 2012-13 school year. The people who [...]

Even More on the Legacy Benefits

RobertinSeattle — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:35:11 +0000

We just received another note from retired player and attorney Bob Stein with more clarification on the Legacy Fund Benefits. Many of you will already be familiar with Bob as one of the lead attorneys for the Dryer vs. NFL (Films) lawsuit. Dave also received a memo from Joe Browne out of the NFL offices [...]

Does Anyone Even Remember This Study?

Dave Pear — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:29:51 +0000

EDITOR’S NOTE: Thurs. May 9, 2012 10:40 pm PST . Uploaded complete 896-page study to Scribd ; go to bottom of this post to read. . How many of you even remember that way back in 1991, the Dept. of Health & Human Services sent out questionnaires to a large group of us retired NFL [...]

George Martin “Resigns” from NFL Alumni

RobertinSeattle — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:35:57 +0000

Someone once said not long ago that George Martin’s ascension to the Executive Directorship of the NFL Alumni was the perfect example of the American Dream. In reality, honesty and integrity will always get you where you need to go in following the real American Dream. The old adage, “The people you pass on the [...]

Dr. Amen on Junior Seau

RobertinSeattle — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:26:03 +0000

DANIEL G. AMEN, MD RESPONDS TO JUNIOR SEAU SUICIDE . “These players need to know there IS help for them!” . NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (May 3, 2012) — While Junior Seau’s apparent suicide breaks the hearts of football fans nationwide, Daniel G. Amen, MD pleads with other football players and athletes that “there’s help from [...]

Evan Weiner: Junior Seau’s death? Another football statistic?

Evan Weiner — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:39:22 +0000

Posted with the express consent of Evan Weiner: THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS . Wednesday, 2 May 2011 . BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY . I didn’t know Junior Seau although I met him on the day he was drafted into the National Football League in 1990 and probably interviewed him after a football [...]