Renowned sports writer, Peter King, recently wrote on SportsIllustrated.com that “an additional $1 billion over 10 years will be spent on retirees, many of whom have horrible pensions (Hall of Famer Leroy Kelly gets $176 a month) and lingering health issues. Some retiree’s don’t think Smith has done enough and they think the league was more aggressive in finishing this program than the NFLPA.” Mr. King then concluded in the next paragraph that he believed, “Smith did what he said he would do.” (Click HERE to read King’s article from Sports Illustrated.)
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In 1982, when a group of courageous players challenged the incompetence and disingenuous rhetoric of the NFLPA and won a forced settlement of that labor dispute, it proved, when faced with the TRUTH, (from the players and a hard working accurate press and media), that the union and the NFL cannot fade the heat when they are exposed!
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But when that truth of what REALLY HAPPENED is smothered and a Clintonesque spin is spun (by PR firms, the press and the media) so the game can begin again, everything is NOT right with the game.
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But that’s okay, let’s play football...
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