NJ.com: Izenberg: At Super Bowl, John Mackey's widow speaks out against a cruel, arbitrary NFL rule - Reuters: Indiana becomes 23rd "right-to-work" state - FOX: NFL to air Super Bowl ad on player safety - FOX Sports: 4 NFL concussion lawsuits being combined in Philadelphia - Watch the latest video from GridIron Greats - Click HERE. - Support GridIron Greats online auction - click HERE. - Washington Post: NFL, ex-players want concussion lawsuits heard in Philadelphia; $5M suit filed for 100 players - SportingNews: Concussion lawsuits could be tip of crisis for NFL - NY Times: More Ex-Players Sue League, Citing Concussion Damage - Legacy benefits may be delayed until March 2012.

We’ve been informed that invitations have been sent out to members of the NFL Alumni for Gene – er, George – Martin’s coming-out party for The new, NEW NFL Alumni Association. Apparently, advance RSVP’s had to be called in by Nov. 11th for the first 180 people attending as they’re expecting an overflow attendance and parking is limited at Giants’ Stadium (?!!) to the first 180 to sign up. We thought the stadium could handle 78,000+ fans… Click on the brochure pages below to enlarge for reading (our highlights added).

AAA

continue reading »