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		<title>Evan Weiner: Is Dave Duerson’s Death Just Another Football Casualty?</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/03/dave-duersons-death-just-another-football-casualty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:20:26 +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 . Is Dave Duerson’s death just another football casualty? By Evan Weiner February 28, 2011 . As the clock ticks down to the March 3, 11:59 p.m. Eastern National Football League deadline for the players and owners to reach an agreement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The NFL&#8217;s Double Standard for Older Retired Players</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/12/nfls-double-standard-for-older-retired-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We posted earlier about Larry Kaminski&#8216;s recent California Workers&#8217; Comp suit (click HERE to read that post) and Larry had mentioned his letters from the NFL Management Council and the NFL Benefits Plan telling him that he had missed his deadlines and everything else in between that would &#8211; naturally &#8211; make him disqualified for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Visger: Comparing Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Visger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Gregg, Dave and all the wounded brothers out there - . Hang in there, guys. As more and more of us reach out to one another with the courage to tell our stories publicly, sooner or later the truth will come out. The NFL will no longer be able to hide us in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concussions Continue to Take Center Stage</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/10/concussions-center-stage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After several serious hits viewed by millions during many games last week, the League is now preparing to make an announcement about suspensions for illegal hits (but of course, they also continue to allude to an 18-game season out of the other side of their mouths). The issue of concussions does not appear to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Visger: A Message to De Smith&#8217;s &#8220;Terrified&#8221; Players</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/05/george-visger-message-to-terrified-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 06:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Visger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel for the &#8220;terror&#8221; today&#8217;s players must be facing regarding a work stoppage. (To read the Sporting News article &#8216;NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith: &#8216;A lot of players are terrified&#8217; about a work stoppage&#8217; &#8211; Click HERE.) Luckily, I was able to support myself and family these last 28 years on the $65,000 plus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amen, Terry Bradshaw</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/11/amen-terry-bradshaw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NFL doesn&#8217;t seem to care about their active players and they despise the retired players! All they offer is lip service to serious, life-changing head injuries. Unless a player is carried off the field on national TV, it&#8217;s almost impossible for a retired player to access his earned disability benefits. And his Union is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed Nightline</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/in-case-you-missed-nightline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC&#8217;s Martin Bashir and Roxanna Sherwood did a piece on NFL brain concussions on Friday night&#8217;s NIGHTLINE. From their post online: &#62;&#62;&#62; &#8220;Football players are getting bigger. The game is getting faster. Now, the chorus of concern is getting louder. At least four recent studies have raised serious questions about the impact of pro football [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Observations from Tony Davis</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/04/164/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Retirees: I have spent this past week researching several areas of contention. My work is not yet complete but I&#8217;ll keep you all abreast of what I find as fact. Here are a few highlights that I want to share with all of you and I&#8217;ll follow up with more details: Our Union, the [...]]]></description>
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