I retired in February of 2007. I went to high school with Jason and played against him in college. I played 13 years in the NFL and it went by quickly. I just wanted to let you guys know that you have made a way for future NFL players.

I’m glad that the public now knows how the union treated retired players. I had no idea the union was pulling stunts to keep retired players for collecting what belongs to them. Maybe you and I can connect in the near future. I’m part of the NFL retired players chapter here in Washington, DC.

It will be a honor to meet you one day.

Sincerely,

Willie

It’s my hope the entire NFL Community looks at the recent Retired Players’ class action victory as an opportunity to fix a broken system. I felt the emotion that came along with this decision just as you, but if retired and active players are to make meaningful progress we will have to be rational and deliberate in moving our cause forward. That said, I don’t think anyone is helped by characterizing people as “gangsters”. I believe our primary focus now is to bring everyone together; retired and active players as well as the Commissioner. We need a plan. We need a representative group to execute that plan and the help of experts to get us there. Let’s not blow this opportunity by having our emotions get the best of us.

As competitors we all know how momentum feels. When I was an Asst. with the Eagles we looked for those times during a game when the momentum began to swing our way. Usually it was a big play, hit or score! Thanks to Herb, Bernie and Walter the retired players made a BIG PLAY!! Let’s keep the momentum rolling.

We’re all indebted to Herb, Bernie and Walter for moving the chains. Let’s all come together and finish the game with class. As active players we gave of ourselves to make the NFL the greatest game on earth; let’s do the same as retirees and make it a win/win for everyone.

Irv