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News To Know: Retired NFL Players Still Hit Hard
By Dave Goldstein, November 11, 2008 10:26 AM
On Monday a San Francisco court ordered the NFL Players association to pay out $28.1 million in damages to the NFL's 2,056 retired players. The damages were awarded to compensate the players for poor representation by the NFLPA which failed to act in their interest in securing endorsements for the retirees. The court found that the NFLPA worked to ensure maximum benefits for the active players at the expense of the retirees. Way to go NFL legends! You made the league what it is and you shouldn't let it take one penny from you.