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Bob Kuechenberg: What’s the Point of Asking?

8 October 2011

EDITOR’S NOTE: Another exchange that Bob Kuechenberg recently had with your NFLPA representatives who are still asking what’s important to retired players. (?!!) The only three things that matter to retired football players have always been – and will always continue to be – real access to THEIR EARNED:
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• Disability Benefits
• Pension Benefits
• Medical after football
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Some of you may also recall several chapter presidents resigned in recent years in protest after being told what they could and could not talk about at chapter meetings
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Anger or Truth?

27 September 2010

This has surely been an interesting week full of dialog on Dave’s Blog. In the end, no one would disagree that there are many points of view and opinions on how to solve the problem. Our focus has always been to keep it all open and transparent by giving everyone a voice on a platform that’s narrowly focused on Pension and Disability Benefit Reform and Medical Benefits after football. Think of it this way: Do you think you’ll be seeing any open discussions like this at either the NFL OR NFLPA’s websites any time in the future? Or will you expect to continue seeing more of the same, “Everything’s just fine – we’re all one team, one locker, one page. And maybe we should just forget about the past.”