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		<title>Even More on the Legacy Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just received another note from retired player and attorney Bob Stein with more clarification on the Legacy Fund Benefits. Many of you will already be familiar with Bob as one of the lead attorneys for the Dryer vs. NFL (Films) lawsuit. Dave also received a memo from Joe Browne out of the NFL offices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing IFV-TV!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First of all, we want to thank every one of our readers for their patience. We&#8217;ve been intentionally quiet in holding back until the last minute to announce more about our Second Annual Independent Football Veterans Conference coming up this weekend in Las Vegas. A lot of our readers have been checking in and many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 IFV Conference Schedule and Panelists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With so many areas to cover this year at our Second Annual Independent Football Veterans Conference, we’ve adopted a broadcast format and assembled discussion panels with audience participation instead of individual speakers for the most part. Each panel will be broadcast as a separate topic covering the most important issues and questions retired players want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Stein: Legacy Benefit Information Update</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/03/bob-stein-legacy-benefit-information-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Stein</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: We just received this update from Bob Stein on the Legacy Fund Benefits. This will be one of the discussion issues at our upcoming Conference April 20 &#8211; 22 in Las Vegas. Be sure to register HERE and book your rooms and flight. . I continue to hear from retired player friends wondering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Stewart: We ARE All Dog Food to the NFL</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Some of you may remember Andrew Stewart&#8217;s long battle to access his earned Disability Benefits from the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Plan. He ended up taking them to court. You can read the earlier posts by clicking HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. All from 2010! . Hi Dave, . Here is an update along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Important Message to All Retired Players from Shawn Stuckey</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/02/an-important-message-to-all-retired-players-from-shawn-stuckey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11320</guid>
		<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>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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11206</guid>
		<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>Larry Kaminski: A New Scam Against Workers&#8217; Comp Claims</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/01/larry-kaminski-a-new-scam-against-workers-comp-claims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Kaminski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. Larry Kaminski has been keeping us updated on his battle against the Denver Broncos filed in California under their Workers Compensation laws. The Broncos current ownership is trying to have their case heard and dismissed in Federal Court based on their claim that when they bought the team, they only acquired the assets and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Increases Arriving</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/12/disability-increases-arriving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I had mentioned in an earlier post, a deposit showed up last Friday in my bank account that wasn&#8217;t quite as much as my normal disability payment (and they always show up on the first of the month). It wasn&#8217;t until yesterday that a letter arrived in my mail to explain what several of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retired Players: Concussions, Team Doctors and Other News</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/12/retired-players-concussions-team-doctors-and-other-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Some of the retired players have been sending in some additional thoughts and comments on a wide range of topics. Many were important enough that we thought it would be better to put them all up in one post. We&#8217;ll start off with a comment from Larry Kaminski followed by an answer from [...]]]></description>
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