Dave Pear's Blog

All of the presentations from our Conference were streamed live on Ustream and also recorded for editing. We’re currently working on editing all of the videos and enhancing the sound quality. (HINT: Headphones might help!) However, many of you have already been asking about viewing the videos so we decided to upload them in their rough versions so those of you who couldn’t attend the Conference in person can watch them. As soon as Jennifer and her team finish the editing, we’ll get the improved versions online immediately. (The videos do take some time to load up so please be patient while each frame loads up. You can also view them in Full Screen mode by clicking on the button in the lower right corner of each video frame.)

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Introductions, Opening Statements, Dave Pear’s opening statements. Disability attorney John Hogan discusses the current, broken NFL/NFLPA pension and disability plan and some of what needs to be done to fix it.

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Bucky Zimmerman and Bob Stein discuss their current class action lawsuit on behalf of retired players vs NFL Films (Dryer vs NFL Films). Ron Mix talks about Workers Compensation.
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Super Bowl XVI 49ers George Visger and Dan Bunz talk about their lives after football. Dr. Jim Wright discusses the latest studies in hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treating PTSD and concussions in the military and in professional sports.
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Ed Nemeth tells his personal compelling story abut hyperbarics and how he discovered the benefits of HBOT. His exploration into HBOT led him to open his own clinics in Sacramento where he met and treated retired football player George Visger.
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Steve Reimers from Reimers Systems and Dr. Bill Duncan speaking on the progress being made with hyperbaric oxygen therapy both in its acceptance as a mainstream treatment and the correlation of concussions in sports and military application.
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Michael Sloniewsky introduces Dr. Michael Propper from OsteoArthritis Centers of America. Dr. Propper practices with a broad approach to diagnosing and treating many of the afflictions that impact injured retired football players more dramatically than the general population. We’ll be working closely with their organization to develop and introduce a program for those players in most dire need – at no cost to qualified candidates.
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Dr. Barry Sears on the detection of inflammation and its relationship to concussions as well as his organization’s ongoing studies of new treatments.
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Attorney Carl Lopez provides a unique look at the CBA and lockout as well as the NFL’s antitrust protection and how it all affects retired players. Carl has been dealing with the NFL and the NFLPA for many years so his insights carry a lot of historical perspective.
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One Response so far | Have Your Say!

1. Dave Pear
   April 3rd, 2011 at 4:06 pm #

   

   Just how many ERISA violations are the NFL and NFLPA guilty of?

   As attorney Bucky Zimmerman confirmed at the conference, the only way for real change in the NFL for retired players are:
   1) Class action lawsuits
   2) Media (court of public opinion)
   3) Congress

   The real issues facing retired players (especially pre-1993) have always been:
   1) Disability reform
   2) Pension reform (that at least matches Major League Baseball) MLB
   3) Medical for life after football

   Nobody represents retired players.

   Regards,
   Dave & Heidi Pear
   davepear.com
   footballvets.org