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	<title>Comments on: Confirming the NFL&#8217;s Idea of Cutting Costs</title>
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		<title>By: Dave Pear</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.davepear.com/images/DaveCaneSM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dave Pear&quot; /&gt;
Dear Commissioner Goodell,

The House Judiciary Committee scolded you in Washington DC on October 28, 2009 for the deceptive whitewash that your PR department continues to come up with in an effort to mislead Congress.  

However, Congress is no longer captivated nor do they believe this nonsense. This whitewash only impedes any potential progress by not admitting and correcting these cosmic injustices toward retired players and their beneficiaries.

This current schism between active and current players was created by the owners and you&#039;re being paid $12,000,000 annually to attempt to justify this ruse.

Active players are only one collision away on the football field from becoming retired players and if things don&#039;t change, they&#039;ll also become the enemy of an $8,000,000,000 a year industry (and growing) that despises their retired employees who made the NFL the business it is today.

When will there be pension/disability reform and medical benefits after football for retired players? 

As the Commissioner of the NFL, it&#039;s your job to provide an answer to retired players and the public and to uphold the integrity of the League!

Regards,
Dave &amp; Heidi Pear</description>
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Dear Commissioner Goodell,</p>
<p>The House Judiciary Committee scolded you in Washington DC on October 28, 2009 for the deceptive whitewash that your PR department continues to come up with in an effort to mislead Congress.  </p>
<p>However, Congress is no longer captivated nor do they believe this nonsense. This whitewash only impedes any potential progress by not admitting and correcting these cosmic injustices toward retired players and their beneficiaries.</p>
<p>This current schism between active and current players was created by the owners and you&#8217;re being paid $12,000,000 annually to attempt to justify this ruse.</p>
<p>Active players are only one collision away on the football field from becoming retired players and if things don&#8217;t change, they&#8217;ll also become the enemy of an $8,000,000,000 a year industry (and growing) that despises their retired employees who made the NFL the business it is today.</p>
<p>When will there be pension/disability reform and medical benefits after football for retired players? </p>
<p>As the Commissioner of the NFL, it&#8217;s your job to provide an answer to retired players and the public and to uphold the integrity of the League!</p>
<p>Regards,<br />
Dave &#038; Heidi Pear</p>
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