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	<title>Dave Pear&#039;s Blog &#187; Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Players Retirement Plan</title>
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		<title>An Important Message to All Retired Players from Shawn Stuckey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all retired players: . On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. your case will be argued against the NFLPA in front of Judge Susan Nelson in St. Paul, Minnesota. The NFLPA filed a Motion to Dismiss and this hearing will be to determine if your case is dismissed. . If you will recall, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dave&#8217;s New Right Hip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE (Friday Feb 10): Dave&#8217;s recovery is progressing very well. Heidi took him home late yesterday afternoon from the hospital and he&#8217;s already noticing that the ache he had in his hip joint is starting to subside from how it felt before the surgery. Dave and Heidi send their thanks for all the prayers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concussion and Helmet Lawsuits Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Dave will be heading in to the hospital tomorrow morning (Tuesday) for his scheduled total right hip replacement. We&#8217;ll keep you posted on his progress. In the meantime, we&#8217;ve been following the growing number of new concussion and helmet lawsuits over the past couple of months from all across the country. It&#8217;s been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Funnies: NFL Alumni Press Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Super Bowl show is now in full swing and today, George Martin and the NFL Alumni Board showed up for a full-court press conference to show unity behind their beloved leader. FOX Sports was in attendance and A.J. Perez covered it (comic book version at the bottom of the post) : . . NFL [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Cornwell&#8217;s Letter to Agents about DeMaurice Smith</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/01/david-cornwells-letter-to-agents-about-demaurice-smith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, a story made its way across the sports networks about an 11-page letter from attorney and player/agent advisor David Cornwell criticizing NFLPA Executive Director&#8217;s performance in general and his handling of the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in particular. Interestingly, one of the first posts about this memo actually came from the NFL. . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The George Martin Saga Continues&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/01/the-george-martin-saga-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOX Sports&#8216; A.J. Perez and Alex Marvez kick off Super Bowl week with a scathing exposé on the inner workings of the NFL Alumni and its Executive Director, George Martin. . One question we keep wondering about: Just exactly how many retired football player members does the NFL Alumni actually have? The one thing even the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patsy Lewis: Where&#8217;s the R-E-S-P-E-C-T?</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/01/patsy-lewis-wheres-the-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 13, 2012, I called the NFLPA office to inquire about the Legacy benefit. I was instructed to call Cynthia Timpson at the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle office to discuss the matter. My late husband was a pre-93 player, and from my understanding the 2012 CBA agreement states, “All players who vested under the Bert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Sign Here &#8211; It Won&#8217;t Hurt a Bit&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK &#8211; so here we go again. We posted Dan Pastorini&#8217;s story about wanting to opt out of the NFL Alumni&#8217;s Group Licensing Agreement (click HERE to read that earlier post). On their membership page online, the GLA was automatically attached as a part of the membership process with no option to opt-out of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Stein on the Legacy Fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Stein</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[January 11, 2012 . To: Fellow Retired NFL Players From: Bob Stein RE: Legacy Benefit . Men, . As there have been many questions and some conflicting information flying around on this subject affecting vested players retired before 1993, I would like to provide the latest information I have received. This is not legal advice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Legacy Fund Letters Arriving</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/01/second-legacy-fund-letters-arriving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: We just received this today from retired player John Griffin. We hope someone will review and provide comments on this set of documents. You can find suggested Addendum wording to add to your signed documents on an earlier post &#8211; click HERE. . Here is a copy of the second packet I received [...]]]></description>
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