An interesting 7-minute talk from Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver on the NFL Draft, race and racism in it, Gene Upshaw and the NFLPA and Cal sports. So many of these issues have been a growing part of what’s been happening in the NFL over the past 20 years but never seem to be addressed or [...]

Gentlemen (and ladies),

The only thing I’m able to comment on with any authority, as can everyone in the conference room at South Point is that that a vote was taken. The vote was …whether to WAIT on deciding on which group should represent the retirees …or to take the vote immediately to make that decision. Whether [...]

The 2008 NFLPA LM-2 financial report to the Dept. of Labor was finally filed a week ago (May 28th – just before The Summit) and Dave Pear just got a copy of it. View and download it over at his blog (click HERE). Here’s the introduction below:

I would like to thank each and every person who participated in and supported our recent Retired Pro Football Players Independent Summit in Las Vegas. I honestly feel that every single presentation made by our Professional Experts, Guest Presenters and Advocates was a great one.

The NFLPA/Players Inc. lawsuit has just been leaked as settled for approximately $26 million! Read more on ESPN (click HERE).

One of the presentations that drew a lot of attention during The Summit was from Bruce Laird of Fourth and Goal. Fourth and Goal has been in ongoing discussions with the NFL to use the NFL Alumni organization as a possible platform for advocacy of disability and pension reform. At the conclusion of The Summit, [...]

Over the course of the 3-day Summit, Irv Cross managed to catch up with as many of the attendees as possible and had each of us sign a football that he’ll keep locked up in his memorabilia cabinet!

Sunday morning and everyone was exhausted from two intense days of presentations and often intense discussions on goals and direction for any organization that could represent the needs of its members.
The Summit concluded with a unanimous vote to not align with any one group at this early stage while supporting all organizations that continue to [...]