http://retiredplayers.org Covering NFL Player Issues Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:35:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There have been many requests for a list of the 2,074 class members in Parrish v. NFLPA and Players Inc. You can find the list below.  The list of names is in alphabetical order. You may search the list by last name using the search field. If the search field does not ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/11/13/list-of-class-members-in-retired-players-class-action-lawsuit/ After three weeks of testimony a jury awarded over 2,000 retired NFL players $28.1 million in a lawsuit regarding the licensing of their images.  The jury said the union breached its fiduciary duty to the retired players and violated the terms of the players' group licensing agreements.  $7.1 million was awarded in ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/11/10/jury-awards-retired-players-281-million/ On October 21, 2008, a gag order was placed on the class action lawsuit regarding the licensing of retired players.  Since that time, little news on the case has left the courtroom.  A great way to get a summary of the case would be to attend the closing arguments which ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/11/05/closing-arguments-set-for-friday-in-retired-players-class-action-lawsuit/ Reggie Williams' list of accomplishments is impressive even when you exclude his NFL career.  Born with impaired hearing, he attended the Michigan School for the Deaf.  He left high school with a 3.8 grade point average and graduated from Dartmouth College.  Williams was a member of the Cincinnati City Council ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/11/05/former-bengal-reggie-williams-fighting-to-save-his-leg/ The NFLPA and Players Inc. have used their exclusive representation of NFL players to generate hundreds of millions of dollars through group licensing deals.  However, retired players have not received any of this money and active players have only received 31%.  The NFLPA and Players Inc., which have both been ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/10/15/retired-players-class-action-trial-to-begin-next-week/ NFLPA rules mandate that an NFLPA certified agent may not charge more than 3 percent of a player’s compensation for contract negotiation services.  However, the NFLPA and Players Inc. kept 69% serving in a similar capacity negotiating group licensing deals for NFL players. Dr. Daniel Rascher, a specialist in sports economics, ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/10/15/players-inc-and-union-take-69-of-group-licensing-revenue/ Throughout the discovery phase of the retired players case against the NFLPA and  Players Inc. many documents have been uncovered which show that Players Inc. improperly represented approximately 2,100 retired NFL players who signed group licensing agreements.  One document in particular has received little media attention but may be one ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/10/15/players-inc-tells-licensee-not-to-use-any-retired-players/ A dozen athletes, including six NFL players, an NHL player, and a member of the U.S. national soccer team, have decided to donate their brains after their deaths to the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy.  So far six tissue samples acquired from deceased NFL players have ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/10/08/athletes-donate-brains-to-aid-in-study-of-concussions/ Last week the NFL Players Association hired a firm to aid in their search for their next executive director.  Reilly Partners, a Chicago based search firm, will assist the NFLPA in finding Gene Upshaw's successor.  Last year, Reilly Partners played an integral role in the search that resulted in the ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/10/06/nflpa-hires-reilly-partners/ If you are one of the NFL players whose career lasted long enough to qualify for NFL pension benefits you will need to decide when to begin drawing your pension. The Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan defines "Normal Retirement Age" as "the first day of the calendar ... http://retiredplayers.org/2008/09/19/when-should-you-draw-your-nfl-pension/