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04
Jul
2009
Remembering Steve McNair  

1 day ago by DC UrbanSports

Sad news to report about former Tennessee Titan and Baltimore Raven quarterback, Steve McNair. ESPN first broke the story that McNair, thirty-six, and an unidentified female companion, were found shot to death in the home of McNair. McNair had been a three-time pro bowler who passed for an amazing 2 ...

DC UrbanSports - dcurbansports.blogspot.com · Rank: 115,165 · 3 references

01
Jul
2009
New, Fancy-Talking NFLPA Boss Knows His Shakespeare, Young Jeezy [Nfl]  

4 days ago by Tommy Craggs

DeMaurice Smith, the rookie executive director of what's left of the NFLPA, is dropping some serious oratory on his constituents these days, name-checking Hamlet, Nicolas Sarkozy, Napoleon, Iran and Young Jeezy, all in one speech. He's the realest! NFL.com's Vic Carucci went to the NFL Rookie Sympos ...

Deadspin - deadspin.com · Rank: 54 · 4284 references

Herb Adderley: From the heart  

5 days ago by fourthandgoaladmin

Herb Adderley Hall of Famer Herb Adderley’s commitment to his former teammates has never been questioned. Since his playing days Herb has been one of the strongest voices for solutions to issues related to retired players. While much of his work has been behind the scenes, Herb’s most notable advoca ...

FourthandGoalUnites.com - fourthandgoalunites.com · Rank: 145,853 · 3 references

30
Jun
2009
Valerie Thomas’ Report on NFLPA Staffing Expenses  

6 days ago by Robert

The Call for Transparency and Accountability NFLPA PAYS OUTSIDE STAFFING AGENCIES $304,610 in Four (4) Years The NFLPA Human Resources (HR) Department The following information was compiled from the U.S. Department of Labor, Federation of Professional Athletes (FPA), NFLPA, Labor-Management (LM-2) r ...

Dave Pear's Official Blog - davepear.com/blog · Rank: 51,954 · 42 references

Analysis: American Needle hoping to make a point with the Supreme Court.  

6 days ago by Bill Smith

Smith on Sports BY Bill Smith Today the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of American Needle vs. NFL. Am Needle is a former licensee of the NFL that makes hats with team and league logos. The suit argues that when the NFL granted a 10 year exclusive to Reebok International in 2001, it violate ...

ProFootballCentral.com - profootballcentral.com · Rank: 41,309 · 26 references

Smith uses trading cards to connect present with past  

6 days ago by fourthandgoaladmin

DeMaurice Smith #NFL NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith has spent the last month and a half jetting across the country speaking to union members in all 32 NFL cities. On Sunday Smith was in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida to address the 256 drafted rookies at the Rookie Symposium. As Vic Carucci o ...

FourthandGoalUnites.com - fourthandgoalunites.com · Rank: 145,853 · 3 references

29
Jun
2009
You Want What?!!  

6 days ago by Robert

Last week, Dave received a note and a packet of paperwork from Eden Haladay at the NFL Player Care Foundation. Dave had no idea why they were even sending him something like this but we took some time to look over the paperwork and the process involved. Keep in mind that over the years, Dave’s exper ...

Dave Pear's Official Blog - davepear.com/blog · Rank: 51,954 · 42 references

Separating Fact from Fiction: NFL Supreme Court Action Does NOT Affect ...  

6 days ago by fourthandgoaladmin

Many retired players received an e-mail this morning that stated the NFL’s petition of the Supreme Court would stop any future legal action on behalf of retired players. We’re not sure how the authors of these claims came to this conclusion but we’ll give them credit for their unbelievable ability t ...

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28
Jun
2009
More calls for current players to force change to Pre-’93 benefits  

7 days ago by fourthandgoaladmin

Robert Jackson In an interview with the Grand Rapids Press, former Cincinnati Bengal Robert Jackson became the latest in a list of hundreds to call on current players to improve the benefits of those who played before 1993. Jackson who is about to be inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fam ...

FourthandGoalUnites.com - fourthandgoalunites.com · Rank: 145,853 · 3 references

27
Jun
2009
Niblets for 6/27/09  

8 days ago by Bill Smith

Comment of the month: #4427 “ANALYSIS: NFLPA Executive Director Smith has a revolt on his hands!” from robertinseattle Comment: And YOU are absolutely right. Just like Gene Upshaw. The NFLPA doesn’t and doesn’t want to represent the retired players. It’s been very clear for years. But then, that als ...

FryingPan Sports - fryingpansports.com · Rank: 26,116 · 3 references

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