What Does the NFLPA’s Concussion Announcement Really Say?
Here’s the official NFLPA Press Release on their newly-announced Concussion & TBI Committee. We want to point out that while any movement forward is always a good thing, sometimes you have to look at what’s NOT said as much as what IS said. Read the announcement carefully and you’ll notice that they say they’re concerned about taking care of CURRENT players who are injured and they also want to study the effects to reduce or eliminate brain injuries and concussions.
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But there should have been a third item added to the announcement: The Retired Players Union will also be committed to ensuring that retired players whose brain injuries have been neglected all these years are now encouraged to re-apply for their disability benefits and their Union will stand behind them. THE NFLPA will cooperate fully with any and all investigations including the upcoming Congressional hearings.
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Dave Pear
October 5th, 2009 at 12:53 pm #
More gibberish from the NFLPA!
Which definition of gibberish do you think best describes this new and improved injury committee?
1) Unintelligible or meaningless language;
2) A technical or esoteric language; or
3) Pretentious or needlessly obscure.
In my opinion, by their track record and current actions, it’s a combination of ALL three!
Remember the Players Inc. trial? Once again they are breaching their fiduciary duty towards retired players (and their families)!
Regards,
Dave & Heidi Pear