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		<title>David Cornwell&#8217;s Letter to Agents about DeMaurice Smith</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, a story made its way across the sports networks about an 11-page letter from attorney and player/agent advisor David Cornwell criticizing NFLPA Executive Director&#8217;s performance in general and his handling of the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in particular. Interestingly, one of the first posts about this memo actually came from the NFL. . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL Alumni&#8217;s Ron George Responds to FOX Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: A copy of NFL Alumni COO Ron George&#8217;s Memo to Chapter Presidents arrived in our Inboxes this morning. Here it is in its entirety: . From: Ronald George Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 To: Chapter Presidents Cc: George Martin; Joe Pisarcik; Randy Minniear Subject: FoxSports Article . . Dear Chapter Presidents, . . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patsy Lewis: Where&#8217;s the R-E-S-P-E-C-T?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 13, 2012, I called the NFLPA office to inquire about the Legacy benefit. I was instructed to call Cynthia Timpson at the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle office to discuss the matter. My late husband was a pre-93 player, and from my understanding the 2012 CBA agreement states, “All players who vested under the Bert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Stuff You Can&#8217;t Make Up</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/12/more-stuff-you-cant-make-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve got some news and thoughts that have come in from two of the retirees out there and felt it would be best to share it with everyone here in one post. . This past year, Larry Kaminski has been going through the California Workers Compensation process to gain access to his disability benefits. . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And Apparently DICC Can&#8217;t Read Either&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/09/and-apparently-dicc-cant-read-either/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Hogan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: We just received an update from disability attorney John Hogan on another of his recent disability applications on behalf of another retired football player. He also included a copy of the Disability Board&#8217;s short 3-page boilerplate ruling. . Attached is a recent decision I received from the Bell/Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan&#8217;s Disability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Weekend Reading Sept 23rd</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some reading material for your weekend. We have a recent newsletter from Hausfeld LLP and Zelle Hofmann that provides an update on much of what&#8217;s been happening with the retired players&#8217; lawsuit as well as recent information and links of interest to football players and fans alike regarding concussions. They also provide some straight-forward analysis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer Kopf: United We Win, Divided We Lose!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer Kopf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. . Over the past four and a half decades I have witnessed many, many, many, many acts of injustice, chicanery and dishonesty. Some of these acts occurred on the fields and arenas in sport (as a player, teammate and coach), some in the halls of justice, some in the media and press and others [...]]]></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>Evan Weiner: NFL and NFLPA’s labor woes may not be over yet</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/08/nfl-nflpa-labor-woes-not-be-over-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Weiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted with the express consent of Evan Weiner: THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS . NFL and NFLPA’s labor woes may not be over yet . Tuesday, 02 August 2011 BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM . The National Football League owners have a labor agreement with the present members of the reconstituted National Football League Players [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer Kopf: Forget Tomorrow &#8211; The Time is NOW!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer Kopf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several days I have been asked by many, many retired NFL players to express to the CURRENT Players, the RETIRED Players, the PRESS, the MEDIA, the FANS and the GOVERNMENT, on why the time will eventually come to rid the great game of professional football, the arguably legally corrupt entity of the [...]]]></description>
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