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		<title>CBA Settlement Details Now Online</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/12/cba-settlement-details-now-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We now have a publicly available copy of the Settlement Agreement details and the subsequent Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) made when the CBA was ratified. The individual active players (Brady et al) agreed to drop their suits that were filed against the NFL when the Union decertified during the lockout. We&#8217;re posting this for weekend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Posturing Begin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You would think that the NFLPA would have learned by now that any time they let attorney Jeffrey Kessler into a lawsuit, they may as well count on things taking longer and costing more. In case there are still some of you out there who aren&#8217;t familiar with Kessler, he represented the NFLPA in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Lawsuit: Can You Hear Us Now?</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/10/next-lawsuit-can-you-hear-us-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NFLPA just announced their 2012 convention to be held once again at the Marco Island Marriott in Florida next March. Retired players are also invited to actually mingle with active players for $250 a night! Lots of golf, fine dining and everything else&#8230; except talking about the real issues that retired players actually need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irv Muchnick: DeMaurice Smith Major Bad Guy in National Concussion Saga</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/08/demaurice-smith-major-bad-guy-in-concussion-saga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irv Muchnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted with the express consent of Irv Muchnick: . NFL Players Boss DeMaurice Smith, Eric Holder&#8217;s Pal, Major Bad Guy in National Concussion Saga . by Irvin Muchnick, 2011-08-12 . And now for a heartwarming anecdote from last weekend&#8217;s Pro Football Hall of Fame festivities that you probably didn&#8217;t know: The executive director of the [...]]]></description>
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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>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: Questions for De Smith</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/mercury-morris-questions-de-smith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 18:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mercury Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clarification on the 1993 CBA and the Commencement of Revenue Sharing Dear Mr. Smith: . You state the following: . “On whether owners should help more with benefits for retired players:  All the retirement benefits right now that come to the retired players come from the pool of money that’s dedicated to the current players.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>(Pocket) Change We Can Believe In?</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/pocket-change-we-can-believe-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Message to NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith - . You were recently quoted in the media saying, &#8220;I&#8217;ve seen consistent improvements in pensions and healthcare for our players and former players.&#8221; Are you serious?!! Gene Upshaw and the NFLPA Leadership were convicted and found guilty of &#8220;Breaching their Fiduciary Duty&#8221; and &#8220;Breach of Contract&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valerie Thomas: A Necessary Casualty</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/03/valerie-thomas-a-necessary-casualty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moran vs. NFLPA and NFL Players Inc. Does the NFLPA think the same way about you? . Former NFLPA Director of Human Resources Mary Moran is at WAR against the NFLPA and she is taking no prisoners. In August 2009 Moran filed a $4 million lawsuit that claimed sex discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News: Oct. 20, 2009</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/breaking-news-oct-20-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/breaking-news-oct-20-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andre Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Pear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DeMaurice Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disability Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Do No Evil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFLPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Linda Sanchez]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Roger Goodell]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Before everyone and their brother jumps in to try and take credit for it, DeMaurice Smith and his crew have been working with the NFL to protect retired players&#8217; disability benefits during a potential lockout in 2010. So De Smith was right &#8211; without the express agreement of the NFL, retired players&#8217; benefits could have [...]]]></description>
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