So Maybe Charity DOES Begin at Home?
This breaking story was just too good not to post and follow. As many of us already know, the NFL and its owners have taken advantage of any and every opportunity to rake in the money. Whether it’s by...
View ArticleLatest in Concussion Lawsuit Responses to Riddell
Here are the most recently finalized briefs submitted for filing this week. They were written in response to the latest series of motions made by both the NFL and Riddell in the collective concussion...
View ArticleNFLPA: Our Way or the Highway
Another inside look at how the NFLPA functions at its core particularly when it comes to retired players: Bruce Laird spent many years alongside Sam Havrilak as officers of the local chapter for the...
View ArticleSome November News: Old & New
You may remember a post we featured last year in July 2011 from Alison Owens, wife of former Charger Terry Owens (click HERE to read that post). Sadly, Terry passed away at home on October 27, 2012 at...
View ArticleAndrew Stewart: Show Me the Money!
. Many of you may remember Andrew Stewart’s disability case that took nearly two years to get to court after it was first filed in 2010. They won the case resoundingly in June of this year, topped with...
View ArticleESPN Coverage on Concussion Lawsuits
Concussion coverage continues to take center stage in mid-season as ESPN keeps digging deeper into the contradictory position the League continued to take on the long-term damages of brain injuries...
View ArticleBruce Laird: Mixed Messages
EDITOR’S NOTE: Fourth & Goal’s Bruce Laird sent in his comments and observations after reading the recent ESPN article from last Friday, Mixed Messages on Brain Injuries. (Click HERE to read the...
View ArticleJimmie Giles: Legally Eligible for FULL Disability Benefits
. In one of the most public displays of just how far the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Plan and its overpaid NFL lawyers will go after a retired player during the process to access his earned disability...
View ArticleDan Pastorini: New Lawsuit
We were just informed of a lawsuit/complaint recently filed by Dan Pastorini (1971 – 1983: Oilers, Raiders, Rams, Eagles) in Minnesota (requesting to be heard in Texas) against attorney Michael...
View ArticleEvan Weiner: What’s Holding Back NFL’s Total Global Domination Plans?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Evan Weiner submitted a new piece from Grenada today discussing some of the NFL’s global expansion plans to continue the growth of their lucrative franchise outside of its monopolized...
View ArticleIrv Muchnick: Beware of Backroom Dealing
Posted with the express consent of Irv Muchnick from his blog Concussion Inc.: . Dan Pastorini Malpractice Suit Against Class Action Firm Hints Settlement Talks Already Under Way With NFL . Published...
View ArticleBob Lurtsema: Lipstick on a Pig
EDITOR’S NOTE: We received this first-hand report from retired player, Bob Lurtsema, who was one of the “uninvited players” who showed up last week along with Bob Stein and many of the Plaintiffs in...
View ArticleWhose Gag Order Is It, Anyway?
So it all started last week with a letter we received from Bob Lurtsema that basically outlined his understanding of what had happened in a Settlement Conference on the NFL Films lawsuit that included:...
View ArticleJUST IN: NFL Denied Summary Judgment in NFL Films Lawsuit
This Order from Judge Magnuson was just made available in court records late this morning on the NFL Films lawsuit. . Order Denying NFLs Partial Summary Judgment Motion .
View ArticleEarly Withdrawal?
Apparently, Hausfeld LLP has formally filed to withdraw from representing SOME of the lead plaintiffs in a class but he still wants to stay directly involved by representing the other plaintiffs (can...
View ArticleMy 1975 Contract with The Colts
Here’s something a little lighter to start the week. . I was going through more of my old files and ran across my original signing contract with the Baltimore Colts back in 1975. My first NFL contract...
View ArticleBrandi Winans: Remembering Jeff
EDITOR’S NOTE: Brandi Winans informed us earlier today that Jeff Winans (Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1973 – 1978) had just passed away late last week. For those of you who...
View ArticleA Concussion Poster for the Rest of Us
The folks over at Masters In Health Care came up with this new infographic poster that lays out the latest statistics on concussions. . . .
View ArticleIt’s Official: Concussions Can Cause Brain Damage
. The continuing flood of news coverage and studies has been relentless during this football season with no sign of letting up even as more retired players add their names to the growing list of...
View ArticleWe’re ALL Going to Super Bowl! NOT!
Like most of you, I received an e-mail this morning from Dana at the NFL’s Player Care Foundation announcing their Super Bowl Health Screening Event scheduled for New Orleans at the end of this month...
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