Incorrect Plan Documents or Misleading Testimony?
Posted by RetiredPlayers at 10/31/2007 4:39 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
In NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw's testimony to the United States Senate, Upshaw testified that current players pay for all benefits and improvements for NFL players, both active and retired. Upshaw submitted a "White Paper" to the Senate as part of his testimony. Page four of Upshaw's "White Paper" is dedicated to explaining how active players pay for all retired players benefits. However, both the Summary Plan Description of the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan and the Supplemental Disability Plan state that contibutions are made by "member Clubs"("teams"). The Summary Plan Description of the Supplemental Disability Plan cleary states, "You (players) do not make contibutions in support of the Disability Plan."Which information is correct? The information from Upshaw or the language within the Summary Plan Descriptions?
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