Henry Bradley
Cleveland Browns
1979 – 1982

I have a severance payout chart for April 4, 1985 showing me getting $70,000. I have a memo from Pat Takach, dated April 12, 1985 stating that on Friaday, April 12, 1985 at 4:30 pm, Dennis Curran said the Browns were not going to pay Henry Bradley his severance pay. This is eight days after the NFLPA said I was paid. The reason was because I filed a grievance with outside counsel and gave my severance away – the NFLPA filed a grievance on my behalf and anything lost is on them.

Can someone please give advice about how I might proceed? I am willing to testify and can show documentation about the injustice.

Henry Bradley
Cleveland Browns
1979 – 1982
(951) 440-9084
bradley9191@verizon.net

I understand that Mr. Parrish’s team is about ready to sue on behalf of retired players again. I and many other fans hope that he is successful and hope that we will be given opportunity to support him and the rest of the retired players.

Nixon is a jerk who is acting like a kid who just had his bicycle stolen. So give it a rest.

Sincerely
Dax

Maybe you should answer that question yourself. Take a little time to research and find out for yourself about who Bob Grant was before you put your foot in your mouth any further. While you were a 13-year old watching the Browns in 1964, Bob was preparing to go to college as the first Black Player to play at ANY major college or University in the South, entering Wake Forest University in the Fall of 1964. His roommate was Ken Henry who was also Black, of course considering the times. Bob eventually went on to play professionally, also as the first Black Player to come out of a major university in the South to be drafted by the NFL in 1968.

It was sacrifices made by guys like Bob Grant who helped pave the way for the black players in football today, as well as for other black sportsmen like Tiger Woods.

Aside from that bit of history, who said anything about Tiger Woods’ golfing skills? No one is taking anything away from him on the golf course – he probably IS the greatest golfer of all time. But just as Mike Tyson is arguably one of the best boxers of all time, what these stars do out of their sport is another story completely. And yes – he was caught like a deer in the headlights because like many guys at the top, he thought he could get away with anything. NOT!

I have 2 things to say. First of all Tiger Woods is nothing like a deer caught in headlights. He is arguably the greatest golfer to ever live and that’s all you have to know about him, so shut up if you don’t know what you are talking about. Secondly I wonder what makes Bob Grant such an expert on “Black culture” that he is “qualified” to make disparaging remarks about people.

Clifton Maze

Cody C. Jones
Los Angeles Rams
1974 – 1982

Cody C. Jones
Los Angeles Rams
1974 – 1982

Burt Grossman
San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles
1989 -1994

Mr. Roberts, Lou and I met you on the first day of the trial. We walked across the street and invited you to lunch. Maybe next time! Thank you for helping out all the retired players even though you didn’t benefit. Jon and Bob Grant, thank you for the overview.

We all look forward to another great Summit.

Kathy Smith

Thank you for stepping in and setting the record straight.

Somebody will probably try to say that you are not the “real” Walt Roberts now and that you’re some kind of secret agent that is just giving misinformation.

You and Bernie and I know that the Lawyers also intentionally left your name off some of the paperwork that was published from time to time.

Everyone should ask themselves why You and Bernie were not invited to the big announcement of that “Bad Settlement.” Personally I am glad that they didn’t have you and Bernie there because a “fist-fight” would probably have broken out.

Like you, my GLA paperwork just sort of disappeared but I don’t have a problem with that. (Let’s just say like many others, my relationship with Gene wasn’t too good…)

So let’s see now: Bernie had no GLA officially in the Class, You did not and neither did I. So no one can accuse us of doing a darn thing except fighting to get this money for the 2,000+ men who now expecting to receive part of this Award. And that includes: Bruce Laird, Jeff Nixon, George Martin and all of the rest of the guys that DID make it to the List. So why on earth would anybody get mad with You, Me or Bernie? Why would anyone want to repeat and repeat statements that came from me while joking with Bernie that Judge Alsup misunderstood and the Lawyers indirectly used to manipulate the Judge coming down on the wrong guy?

Your role in the trial has been buried by the Lawyers and too many of the guys receiving money don’t even know how great a role you played in this entire thing. I – and a few of us in the know – am deeply offended and you have every right to be so yourself.

We will see now if these guys will be willing to contribute a few hundred bucks to the new “warchest” so that we can go on and finish this thing. (EA is absolutely guilty and that has already been proven in a Federal Court) Bernie is hopeful that the guys will contribute but unfortunately, I think that most of them will “grab the cash and head for the hills.” I hope this is one time that they prove me wrong.

Walter, thank you again for being willing to spend your own money and taking the time to start the GLA resolution “thing.” I believe history will show you as a truly unselfish man of character who had the willingness and courage to stand up for all Retired NFL Players against the crooked Upshaw NFLPA and Electronic Arts/John Madden, in their deal to rob American Heroes.

I hope that these guys will help us to finish the job, Walter.

Herb Adderley is a friend of mine and I know that the Lawyers mis-led him because there were things in the early “Bad Settlement” that Herb would never have agreed to if he actually given the time to read the whole thing. Also the measly $10,000.00 that they gave him in the end was a slap in his face. Katz & Company never played a single down in the NFL but their individual “cuts” of the money will certainly be a lot, lot more than Herb’s.

If the NFLPA were forced to pay interest on the $26 mil for every month that they have not paid up since the trial ended, they’d have to pay and additional $250,000.00 per month. If they hold half of the money for a year before paying it out, that would be another $125,000.00 per month for an additional 12 months.

If the guys spend their Awards at the pace that the average American does, then only about 25 of them will have a nickel of it left in 36 months.

Finally, we have thousands of guys who SHOULD have been given opportunity to sign GLA’s who never were. You see some of them commenting here on Dave’s blog and even more have written in privately to inquire. I’ve told Bernie that I believe we have an obligation to correct that if we’re able to get back into Court against EA and Madden.

Bob Grant
Parrish Team Member
Independent Advocate and Activist