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		<title>Irv Muchnick: George Visger Meets With Congresswoman Linda Sanchez</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/01/irv-muchnick-george-visger-meets-with-congresswoman-linda-sanchez/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irv Muchnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted with the express consent of Irv Muchnick from his blog Concussion Inc.: . Published January 10th, 2012 . George Visger, the former pro football player, brain injury and retired athletes’ activist, and author of an upcoming title in the Concussion Inc. ebook series, met last Friday with U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez of California to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discarded NFL Players are Often Forgotten in Retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reprinted in its entirety with permission from Evan Weiner: Discarded NFL players are often forgotten in retirement Friday, 23 July 2010 Johnny Unitas . BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM THE POLITICS OF SPORTS BUSINESS As National Football League training camps begin to open up around the country, (the New York Jets in Cortland, N.Y. on Aug. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congresswoman Sánchez Also Wants an NFL Audit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. Earlier this month, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D- CA) wrote a very clear letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about that legacy fund for disabled and retired players. Of course, if it&#8217;s going to be a fair deal, it has to be based on real numbers. But isn&#8217;t simply allowing the NFL and its owners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Visger&#8217;s Letter to Rep. Linda Sanchez</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/01/george-visger-to-linda-sanchez/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Congresswoman Sanchez: &#8230; I applaud you for your support in our effort to find justice and benefits for critically injured retired NFL players. &#8230; I grew up in Stockton, CA and played for Bob Mattos at Stagg High in 1974 and 1975 before attending the University of Colorado on a football scholarship where I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lots of Monday News on Concussions</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/12/monday-news-on-concussions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More good news &#8211; and a little fun &#8211; to exercise your brain as the end of the year approaches. &#8230; Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) has called another Congressional hearing on concussions set for Jan. 4, 2010 in Detroit. We understand that the NFLPA&#8217;s DeMaurice Smith is scheduled to appear and apparently even the NFL&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Those Women Testifying in Congress</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/11/those-women-testifying-in-congress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t let anyone fool you. Some of the toughest players in the retirees&#8217; struggle with the NFL&#8230; are the ladies. No one needs to tell football players or their families about pride, determination, intelligence, grit and the heart it takes to engage in battle. Recently in Washington DC, it became openly clear that women are fearlessly standing up for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The NFL&#8217;s Dr. No</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/the-nfls-dr-no/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Linda Sanchez took 10 minutes to do a serious beat down of Commissioner Roger Goodell in the Congressional Hearings on brain injuries. You can watch her clip below but first we want to take a moment to introduce the new James Bond Dr. No: Ira Casson (we no longer want to call this idiot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Nixon&#8217;s Questions for the NFLPA Go Unanswered</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/04/jeff-nixons-questions-for-the-nflpa-go-unanswered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Congresswoman Sanchez: The following statements made in the Congressional Report are totally unacceptable! The NFLPA and the NFL have an agreement in the CBA to determine the Total Projected Benefits for active and retired players on an Annual basis. This information should be readily available to the Congress. I have also requested it from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Releases Report from Rep. John Conyers on the NFL &amp; NFLPA</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/04/congressional-report-from-rep-john-conyers-on-the-nfl-nflpa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the Congressional press release in its entirety. You can also download the entire 145 (!) page report (click HERE). Keep in mind this is only the beginning but it&#8217;s a good start. More questions will come out of this inquiry and hopefully even more facts along with some adult supervision at long last! A [...]]]></description>
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