Joke of the Day or Woodshed Time?
Kids today have lots of short acronyms they use for text-messaging. One of our favorites is ROTFLMAO: Rolling on the Floor Laughing My A** Off! That’s what came to mind the minute we heard this one earlier today. We just had to share it with everyone.
Remember Jean Fugett (President of the NFL Retired Players Steering Committee)? (Read some past posts on his gems of wisdom HERE, HERE, and HERE.) Either this guy is delusional again or he’s been taken out back to the woodshed and given a serious attitude adjustment. Today on the NFLPA’s website under their Leadership Corner (?) post for the day, Fugett now says, “ON TURNING TO THE UNION IN TIMES OF NEED: We want to make sure every retired player knows–whether he’s vested or not, recently retired or not, has a family or not — that we’re here for him. If he has a problem or a need, the union has experts, professionals and former teammates who can address nearly any issue and genuinely want to help. Retired players just need to pick up the phone.” (Read the rest of the post HERE.)
This from the same guy who stated earlier, “It is the same today with our retired group. Not all retired players support our Union. I was asked why and I can only speculate. Do they have their own individual agendas? Are they selfish or greedy like the NFL owners who say they want to take back from the players. Do they work for the NFL?
“Or, …are they depressed ex-players who were kicked in the head as a player and then kicked to the side of the road after their careers ended, now old and frustrated looking at this great game they helped to build, feeling nobody cares and that the world has passed them by.
“Honestly, if you come to the table and get the information and know the facts, one must wonder why would anyone who supports the active Players, especially a former player, would want to publicly attack the NFLPA and help the owners to divide and pull down the only organization that has consistently been there for all players, especially retired players, for over twenty-five years.”
We’re asking all retired players to pick up that phone and call Mr. Fugett. Tell him what you think. Please!!!
Dave Pear
June 18th, 2009 at 7:53 pm #
Dear Jean Fugett,
I will be giving you a call and I have 3 questions:
1) When are they going to fix the disability system so that so many of the guys you profess to be there for won’t get screwed any more?!!
2) Why does the NFLPA White Paper says that if a guy qualifies for SSDI, he won’t have to be examined by a Plan doctor – but it’s a lie?
3) Why does the White Paper only give part of the story about Dave Pear – they forgot to tell the whole truth that included the fact their own doctor said I had an 80% or greater impairment to my spine – FOUR TIMES GREATER than what is needed to qualify for Line of Duty – yet I was denied both? Where was MY union when I needed them?!! (ARRRGGG-GHHHHH!!)
Regards,
Dave Pear
Michael - Louis Ingram
June 19th, 2009 at 3:43 am #
Dave:
Take a look at today’s articles on our website, specifically the second channel: we touched on the “settlement” – and there will be another column next week…
Michael – Louis Ingram
Associate Editor
BASN
Kathy Smith
June 19th, 2009 at 10:03 am #
What benefits or payment do the retired NFLPA council members get? Preferential treatment, free meals, trips, expense reimbursement? Sounds like everyone should want to be on board!
Kathy Smith