We’re sorry but we just couldn’t help it. Comparing recent news involving two big-name coaches like John Madden and Joe Paterno Last week, John Madden came forward like the great leader he is and declared that they would now be taking players out of the game when they get concussed. In the Electronic Arts video game that bears his name. Nice. Is that much different than the Wall of Silence that we’ve seen from coach Joe Paterno surrounding the juggernaut of charges still mounting against his BFF Jerry Sandusky that include child sex abuse and rape? Even in the face of overwhelming evidence, both of them continue to believe in the sanctity of football to protect those at the top from any accountability. It’s this arrogant air that finds the rest of us scratching our heads wondering what planet these people are living on.
. continue reading »
|
Posted by
RobertinSeattle |
Categories:
brain,
CBA,
Concussions,
Dave Pear,
dementia,
disability,
football,
Independent Football Veterans,
lawsuit,
News,
NFL,
NFLPA,
RobertinSeattle,
TBI | Tagged:
Andrew Brandt,
Ben McGrath,
Bleacher Report,
brain injuries,
Concussions,
Dave Pear,
DeadSpin,
Dementia,
disability,
Disability Benefits,
Do No Evil,
Electronic Arts,
football,
Joe Paterno,
John Madden,
Madden NFL12,
National Football Post,
NFL,
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,
NFLPA,
pension,
Players Inc.,
RobertinSeattle,
Silicon Valley Mercury News,
The New Yorker,
video games,
Zachary D. Rymer |
So here we are well into our third year with Dave’s Blog. When Dave first decided to document and present his experiences in dealing with his life after football, we had no idea just how many people wanted to read his story or how many – or how few – other retired players were suffering the same fate.
.
Over these past couple of years, we discovered there were a lot of different but similar accounts of all the ways that retired football players have been denied their earned benefits. Just when you thought you’d heard it all, a new one comes along.
.
This past weekend, we read a post on the National Football Post about Conrad Dobler’s most recent struggles to survive after 30 surgeries – including 10 knee replacements – all while still looking after his wife, Joy, who has been a quadriplegic since 2001. (Read the article – click HERE.)
.
And last week, we received a letter from Larry Kaminski expressing his personal frustrations in trying to navigate the archaic disability application process for his disability benefits. We’re posting Larry’s letter below. We have several more stories that have come in just recently - watch for them over the next week .
. continue reading »
|
Posted by
RobertinSeattle |
Categories:
Robert's Post | Tagged:
Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Players Retirement Plan,
brain injuries,
Concussions,
Conrad Dobler,
Dave Pear,
denial,
Do No Evil,
football,
Larry Kaminski,
National Football Post,
NFL,
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,
NFLPA,
NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith,
Nile River,
RobertinSeattle |
