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disgrace of pro football
Aug 20, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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I have been a fan of professional football since i was  a youngster in 1960.They have put out a great product on the field and made another fortune selling NFL merchandise to the public. They are certainly a model of capitolism at its best and worst

They bring in other revenues from television and radio,besides all the money they get from parking and concessions.The NFL is certainly a business well in the black making rich owners even wealthier and giving elite athletes the opportunity to make millions in a  short period of time.

the problem the NFL has is that it does not take care of its own;ex players and coaches are working on there own to help former players with disabilities caused by giving there bodies to  pro football.Mike Ditka,Daryl johnson,Emmit Smith and others are trying to help these unfortunate guys while trying to get the NFL and players union to address the problem.It is so sad to see these former gladiators reduced to social security, welfare and living in the street because their bodies are broken from football.

I certainly hope that enough  public awareness  occurs so that the players union and NFL owners do the right thing  on this subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CarlisleBlogger80 read my blog view my photos
Aug 20, 2007 | 10:34 PM

Interesting...I always thought the pension plan in the NFL wasn't that bad...I know that they certainly don't/can't make similar money then when playing...maybe they got too comfortable with the life of $5 million homes and 6 exotic cars, and have a hard time cutting back. I agree there are some cases out there of real
EagleFan1 read my blog
Aug 20, 2007 | 10:35 PM

Agree Brain there are a lot of idiots in the NFL!!!!!

Michael Vick: STUPID!!!!
Ahmand Carrol: Drugs!!
Odell Thurman: not listening to Cops and DRUGS!!
Chris Henry: breaks all laws
PacMan Jones: Stupid thinks he can do whatever he wants!!!!
MANY OTHERS I CANT THINK OF RIGHT NOW!!
CarlisleBlogger80 read my blog view my photos
Aug 20, 2007 | 10:36 PM

oops...got cut off....

I agree there are some cases out there of hardship, but i don't think it is an epidemic...maybe I need to do some more research...
snowbrain read my blog view my photos
Aug 20, 2007 | 10:39 PM

i am on your side about former players who lived high on the hog and blew there fortune, i am talking about former players who have broken bodies that have no medical support network

there are many players that played in 60s-80s that did not make millions and have a truely horrible pension deal
donnie65 read my blog view my photos
Sep 1, 2007 | 10:33 PM

I couldn't agree with you more.The NFL is the only sport that still allows ownership complete control.The majority of contracts are non guaranteed so when the player is no longer productive he gets cut no matter what's left on his contract.I doubt this would ever happen in the NBA.MLB,or NHL.Look at Jeramiah Trotter.He was owed $2.5 million. but not anymore he got cut and I bet the other three Linebackers don't make that combined.I think people like Mike Ditka who've brought attention to this injustice will make the NFL ashamed of the terrible way they treat the former players with its lousy pension plan.Your right its a disgrace for a multi billion dollar industry to treat its founding players the way they do.
tylerh read my blog
Sep 20, 2007 | 8:28 PM

i agrr.
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i am a graduate of rutgers,class of 76. i have a degree in business and run a small lawn service in burlington county ,new jersey. i have been an avid fan of snow since i could walk. i am a huge philly sports fan and lived thru the 64 collapse of the phils, and can remember more than a decade of eagles where they had no meaningful game after halloween.

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