And Some Friday Clarification
You may recall that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked if he was the chair of the Retirement Board (click HERE to read that earlier post). The answer is that under the terms of the Bell/Rozelle NFL Retirement Plan, he serves as a non-voting, ex-officio chair. However, at the Baltimore Sports Symposium, Sarah Gaunt informed us that Harold Henderson – NFL attorney – is the chair. (Read about Henderson’s antics in a previous post HERE.) With that, we’ll close for the weekend with some fun from an old classic from Abbott and Costello: Who’s on First?
And here’s the actual page right out of the Bell/Rozelle Plan document (along with the front cover which includes another interesting tidbit) that we received from our good friend, Larry Lamade over at Akin Gump a while back (click to enlarge for easier reading):
Dave Pear
February 28th, 2009 at 2:27 pm #
Dear Commissioner Goodell and Harold Henderson,
On February 26, 2009 our post entitled, “More Dog Food con’d,” Sarah Gaunt inappropriately quoted Upshaw who used to say, “When these guys are has-beens, they’re permanently has-beens.”
A lawyer commented:
“The utter disrespect for their members that NFLPA shows is amazing. As a labor attorney, I can tell you that if any UAW or other large union official made a comment about retirees like this, he or she would be terminated immediately. There would be an uproar among the elected leadership and the current members. The NFLPA tells the current players as little as possible and operates with immunity for its actions.
It is disgraceful.”
Would either of you please comment on this personification of the NFLPA Leadership?
Sincerely,
Dave & Heidi Pear