Wow! The NFLPA Says We’re All Millionaires Now
…and we can all afford health insurance!
John Hogan - Disability Attorney
Well guys, it’s been fun! But I guess I can go back to playing golf in my spare moments. It looks like retired players don’t need me/us.
According to the weekly release from the NFLPA (www.nflplayers.com) the results of a recent Alliance survey show that 87% of vested retired players between the ages of 55 and 64 have some type of health insurance; and their median household income of $71,455 for the entire group, including those over 64, is above the national average. The release goes on to state that the Alliance is sponsoring a more comprehensive survey being conducted by the University of Michigan. “But meanwhile, it’s good to know that our vested retired players are better off than the general population in these important areas.”
Did any of you guys participate in that survey?
$71,455 isn’t a bad household income – but it is an average. Assuming a few millionaires in there, a lot of families are probably bringing in much less.
“Some type of health insurance” doesn’t tell me much. Have any of you seen those commercials sponsored by AARP about people who were employed, and thought they had good health insurance, but a major illness and hospital bill forced them into bankruptcy?
Instead of looking for public relations statistics, the Alliance should be seeking out those vested players who have no or inadequate health insurance, and whose household income is much closer to poverty levels, particularly as a result of football related injuries.
Oh – and for those of you who are REALLY rich, we still have that bridge in Brooklyn to sell you!
And just in case they take that post down, here’s a screenshot for posterity:
Dave Pear
November 10th, 2008 at 1:27 pm #
To the NFLPA -
On December 4, 2007, ESPN reporter Peter Keating penned an article titled, “Congress Questions NFL Record-Keeping on Disabled Players.” The article updates the progress of the Congressional Research Service report. “Neither the NFL nor the NFLPA keeps data on players who retire due to injury, a simple fact that I find amazing,” Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., who chairs the House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, told ESPN.com. “Sometimes you don’t keep track of something when you don’t want to know what the answers are.”
However, this recent survey dated November 10, 2008 by the NFLPA is another attempt to whitewash and cover up their contempt for retired players. Nobody ever surveyed me and my family? Does the NFLPA really think Congress is going to believe this nonsense? In this case, “figures lie and liars figure.” What will they come up with next?
Sincerely,
Dave Pear
Sharon Hawkins
November 10th, 2008 at 1:50 pm #
Just who are the members of NFL/NFLPA Alliance? Of course they’ll have finding like this…DUH!
They never contacted me.
“…better off than the ‘general population” And just who decides who comprises the “general population?”
What a disappointing message. A real failure to show the truth.
Sharon
for Wayne Hawkins
Oakland Raiders
JOE HARRIS
November 10th, 2008 at 4:18 pm #
Hey Dave,
I never took a survey for the NFL/NFLPA Alliance either and maybe the NFL/NFLPA shouldn’t be taking any credit for Spouse’s Insurance.
Any company that does provide insurance for NFL Spouses should be highly commended. The NFLPA should stand up for all NFL Retiree’s insurance.
NFLPA – Please stop riding the coattails of Spouse’s insurance companies and stop taking credit for a free ride!
JOE HARRIS