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EDITOR’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’ll start off with a comment from Larry Kaminski followed by an answer from one the law firms currently involved with litigation against the League and the NFLPA.

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Well, it’s been a while since I first started trying to access the benefits for some football-related injuries that hospitalized me earlier this year. (Click HERE to read my earlier post about THAT exercise in futility.) I’ve still been trying to wade through all the traps*** that the NFL management has set in addition to those posed by my personal circumstances…  So I thought I’d give everyone a little update on my progress (or lack thereof!):

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Gregg Bingham here. I sure love this blog and I read it every time I get notified of a new post. I’m always amazed to read about the carnage left behind after a career in the NFL and I – like most all others (including active players and fans) – had absolutely no idea about any of it. BUT I DO NOW…

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A little history lesson and my jog down memory lane that others also might not have known:

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