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06-27-2007, 06:33 AM
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Ex-Bengal fights NFL
The Enquirer has just posted this article or alert about the Cincinnati Bengals
Brian DeMarco has become a public face in a battle by former players to make the NFL and players union revise the disability and pension plans.
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06-27-2007, 09:07 AM
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Typical of today's society. It is what have you done for me lately. As you get older or handicaped a lot of people are discarded. The programs say they do so much good but they make it so hard with red tape most people just give up.
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06-27-2007, 09:57 AM
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That's pretty damn sad when what is publicized as the "greatest show on earth" treats their formers like this...
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06-27-2007, 10:06 AM
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Hasn't the NFL already given DeMarco a bunch of cash already?
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06-27-2007, 10:13 AM
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This is shaping up to be a real issue for the NFLPA. People see the older guys on the news hobbling around (literally) and they have no benefits. It's only a matter of time before the levee breaks in terms of public opinion.
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06-27-2007, 10:22 AM
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They do have a program but their favorite word is no.
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06-27-2007, 12:52 PM
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Boo Fucking Who. He knew what he was signing up for.
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06-27-2007, 01:47 PM
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Quote:
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Boo Fucking Who. He knew what he was signing up for.
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06-27-2007, 02:20 PM
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He admitted that he lied to the Bengals about the condition of his back. So he's already consciously put $ in front of his health, and now he's complaining.  |
06-27-2007, 03:10 PM
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It's not only him, it's a lot of guys who helped make this league become what it is today.
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06-27-2007, 03:25 PM
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It's not only him, it's a lot of guys who helped make this league become what it is today.
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They didn't get paid when they played?????? |
06-27-2007, 05:01 PM
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Quote:
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Boo Fucking Who. He knew what he was signing up for.
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 Agree 100%. Maybe if the NFLPA had hired a professional labor negotiator instead of a "lapdog" who got played by Paul Tagliabue like a fiddle in Gene Upshaw, they would have negotiated better benefits. Like Knox says, DeMarco cashed his checks, didn't he? |
06-27-2007, 07:58 PM
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two words financial advisor
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06-28-2007, 09:58 AM
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What is fnny is most of the people against this would be first in line for benefits if anything happened to them.
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06-28-2007, 02:20 PM
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Quote:
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What is fnny is most of the people against this would be first in line for benefits if anything happened to them.
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 Only if I felt I was entitled to them. No company in the USA today provides unlimited, lifetime health insurance benefits to their pensioneers and retirees on the company's dime. Are these ex-players not eligible for disability or Medicare? |
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