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		<title>Evan Weiner: Why Steve Bartkowski is Suing the NFL</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:30:00 +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 . Tuesday, 15 May 2011 . BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY . Steve Bartkowski, a newly elected member of the National Football Foundation&#8217;s College Hall of Fame, is one of hundreds of former National Football League players who are suing their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For the Record</title>
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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>Evan Weiner: Is high school football an endangered species?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted with the express consent of Evan Weiner: THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS . Wednesday, 9 May 2011 . BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY . It is that time of the year when school boards have to get budgets in place for the new school calendar and the 2012-13 school year. The people who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even More on the Legacy Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just received another note from retired player and attorney Bob Stein with more clarification on the Legacy Fund Benefits. Many of you will already be familiar with Bob as one of the lead attorneys for the Dryer vs. NFL (Films) lawsuit. Dave also received a memo from Joe Browne out of the NFL offices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Martin &#8220;Resigns&#8221; from NFL Alumni</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/05/george-martin-resigns-from-nfl-alumni/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 19:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone once said not long ago that George Martin&#8217;s ascension to the Executive Directorship of the NFL Alumni was the perfect example of the American Dream. In reality, honesty and integrity will always get you where you need to go in following the real American Dream. The old adage, &#8220;The people you pass on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evan Weiner: Junior Seau&#8217;s death? Another football statistic?</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2012/05/evan-weiner-junior-seaus-death-another-football-statistic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 00:39:22 +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 . Wednesday, 2 May 2011 . BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY . I didn&#8217;t know Junior Seau although I met him on the day he was drafted into the National Football League in 1990 and probably interviewed him after a football [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PowerPoints from Our Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big-time pollen alerts across the country! Jennifer and her daughter are recovering from severe allergies this week, so we&#8217;re going ahead and posting up the PowerPoints from some of the discussions at our Second Independent Football Veterans Conference. Sorry for the delays in getting everything posted quickly &#8211; we thank everyone for their patience and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pictures from Our 2012 IFV Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to our friend, Jennifer Thibeaux, we have a great collection of photographs from our well-attended Second Annual Independent Football Veterans Conference held April 20 &#8211; 22 2012 at The South Point Resort in Las Vegas. Videos and PowerPoints to follow shortly! . Here&#8217;s the slideshow from flickr  (there&#8217;s an enlarge button in the lower [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing IFV-TV!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, we want to thank every one of our readers for their patience. We&#8217;ve been intentionally quiet in holding back until the last minute to announce more about our Second Annual Independent Football Veterans Conference coming up this weekend in Las Vegas. A lot of our readers have been checking in and many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 IFV Conference Schedule and Panelists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With so many areas to cover this year at our Second Annual Independent Football Veterans Conference, we’ve adopted a broadcast format and assembled discussion panels with audience participation instead of individual speakers for the most part. Each panel will be broadcast as a separate topic covering the most important issues and questions retired players want [...]]]></description>
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