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		<title>What&#8217;s Wrong with This Picture? The REAL Business of Football</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/11/the-real-business-of-football/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Troy Vincent? He was the one player inside the NFLPA who chose to question Gene Upshaw in his final year at the NFLPA. As President of the NFLPA for four years, he actually believed that he could bring up the idea of a succession plan for Gene Upshaw. And it cost him dearly. Although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following All the Concussion Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our heads are hurting from following the growing coverage on concussions in the mainstream media just as the NFL season kicks off. . A couple of new articles on the link between concussions and ALS (Lou Gehrig Disease). One from Alan Schwarz in The New York Times: . . August 17, 2010 . Study Says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Visger&#8217;s Concussion Rules</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/07/george-visgers-concussion-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were all excited when the NFL finally got rid of Ira &#8220;Dr. No&#8221; Casson as Co-Chair of the NFL’s “Mild” Traumatic Brain Injury Committee. What surprised us was the selection of Dr. Richard Ellenbogen as co-chair of the newly-named NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee. Dr. Ellenbogen hails from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercury Morris: Roger Goodell Needs to Take a Walk&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/07/mercury-morris-roger-goodell-needs-to-take-a-walk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mercury Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mercury Morris has recently been discussing an investigation into the NFL and its handling of the retired players&#8217; disability and pension benefits. Here&#8217;s his synopsis of what he&#8217;s made available to select members of the media so far: . I want to tell you about a story I would like to read about Roger Goodell. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denial is NOT a River in Egypt</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/06/denial-is-not-a-river-in-egypt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here we are well into our third year with Dave&#8217;s Blog. When Dave first decided to document and present his experiences in dealing with his life after football, we had no idea just how many people wanted to read his story or how many &#8211; or how few &#8211; other retired players were suffering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s the Current Retirement/Benefits Plan</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/06/current-retirementbenefits-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we received a couple of copies of the current Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Players Retirement Plan (released in April 2009) from different sources. After reviewing and comparing them, we&#8217;ve confirmed that we have an accurate copy of the plan and we&#8217;re posting it here for everyone. . We’ve uploaded the entire document on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 24 Congressional Forum Video</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/may-24-congressional-forum-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 14:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the full video of the Congressional Forum held on May 24, 2010 in New York City on Key Issues Related to the Identification and Prevention of Head Injuries in Football (2:16). You can see the witness list on the Judiciary Committee site (click HERE). . You can click on the FULL SCREEN button in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Congressional Hearings on Football Concussions</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/recent-congressional-hearings-on-football-concussions-video-now-added/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/recent-congressional-hearings-on-football-concussions-video-now-added/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the growing firestorm from DeMaurice Smith&#8217;s recent comments about retired players&#8217; relations, we forgot to mention that the Congressional Judiciary Committee held a Forum this past Monday (May 24th) in New York City on Key Issues Related to the Identification and Prevention of Head Injuries in Football. Among the people speaking were Dr. H. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irv Cross: An Idea that Will Work</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/irv-cross-an-idea-that-will-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irv Cross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With things continuing to heat up in the off-season between the NFLPA and the NFL during a no-CBA year, the real issues that continue to at the forefront for retired players will never change: disability and pension reform, as well as access to medical care after football. These issues have made their way into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retired Players are All Supposed to be Dead Now</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/retired-players-are-all-supposed-to-be-dead-now/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/retired-players-are-all-supposed-to-be-dead-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 21:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our last post, we covered another NFL benefit offer for retired players and we mentioned the popular myth that the NFL (and Gene Upshaw&#8217;s NFLPA by association at the time) perpetuated for decades was that most retired players had dramatically shortened lives and many of you would be dead by the time you were [...]]]></description>
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