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		<title>For the Record</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/05/for-the-record/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the Denver Post published an article and interview I did last week with sports journalist, Terry Frei. Over the course of our conversation which mostly covered the issues of injuries and concussions and the subsequent consequences of the League&#8217;s general attitude of denial at all levels. (A link to that article is at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Questions We&#8217;ll be Asking at Our Next IFV Conference</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/03/10-questions-at-the-ifv-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t signed up to attend our Second Annual Independent Football Veterans Conference this April 20 &#8211; 22 in Las Vegas, you may want to book your plane tickets and rooms this week while the rates are still low. Sign up for our Conference and reserve your room by clicking HERE. This year, we&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Sign Here &#8211; It Won&#8217;t Hurt a Bit&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/01/just-sign-here-it-wont-hurt-a-bit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK &#8211; so here we go again. We posted Dan Pastorini&#8217;s story about wanting to opt out of the NFL Alumni&#8217;s Group Licensing Agreement (click HERE to read that earlier post). On their membership page online, the GLA was automatically attached as a part of the membership process with no option to opt-out of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Pastorini Gets the Boot from George Martin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Pastorini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davepear.com/blog/?p=11129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dave - . After reading over the NFL Alumni&#8217;s Group Licensing Agreement, I decided to notify them that I couldn&#8217;t &#8211; and wouldn&#8217;t &#8211; accept their GLA which has developed virtually no revenue whatsoever for retired players. In fact, it looks to be clearly designed to impact and damage the Dryer v. NFL lawsuit on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bette Schwager: I Will NOT Sign That Release!</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/12/bette-schwager-i-will-not-sign-that-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Dave has been talking with Bette Schwager over the past few weeks about her treatment (or mistreatment) at the hands of the NFLPA and the Players Assistance Trust (PAT). We asked her to write the story in her own words so that our readers can understand just a little of the senseless treatment [...]]]></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>Some Weekend Reading Sept 23rd</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/09/some-weekend-reading-sept-23rd/</link>
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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>Evan Weiner: NFL labor talks: Understanding the negotiations</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/03/evan-weiner-understanding-the-negotiations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:13:46 +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 By Evan Weiner March 7, 2011 . As the representatives from the National Football League ownership group and the National Football League Players Association continue to try and bridge their differences and sign a new collective bargaining agreement (and yes Green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stopping the Insanity: A Simple Solution</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/12/stopping-the-insanity-a-simple-solution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Hogan&#8217;s comments to our prior post from Evan Weiner and Randy Cross struck a chord with us: . Dave, . You’re right – and you bring better focus to what Randy had to say. Yes, it is way past time to give retired players their proper due but unlike Randy’s assertion that this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So What&#8217;s a Poor Union to Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many of you, Dave has recently received his new membership package from the NFLPA, complete with a slick new &#8220;Union Membership&#8221; tag/card. This new card re-affirms the NFLPA&#8217;s affiliation with the AFL/CIO and the Federation of Professional Athletes. And we also checked into the new Drunk Driver Protection Program with a toll-free number to [...]]]></description>
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