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I was surprised with the final judgement from the NFL at first regarding Hill also, but felt sorta like, oh well, figures, at the same time. Nothing surprises me anymore these days. Im almost counting on people screwing things up.

Seems real strange that lawyers for the NFL couldn't have access to records to even make a character/conduct call on Tyreek considering the weight of this case.

It always burns the hell out of me when children are involved, directly or indirectly, I can discern that the child was ill treated to say the least, but that's just a feeling I have and my opinion means nothing.

The Chiefs were quick to state they gladly welcomed him back, but were going to monitor the situation. I hope that Hill is on a short leash.

 

It better be a real short leash if he steps out of line the NFL needs to kick him out of the league...the comment you need too be terrified of me too bitch and didn't he punch his son in the chest crossed the line here IMO

 

There is more than enough evidence to not at least get a four game suspension.

 

One of the few remaining unsigned rookies from the 2019 NFL draft has now agreed to terms.

Devin White, the fifth overall pick in the draft, has agreed to a deal with the Buccaneers, the team announced today.

White and a few other CAA clients have been slow to sign their rookie contracts, but with camps opening around the NFL, some progress is to be expected.

A linebacker from LSU, White has been penciled in as a Week One starter.

Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones and Panthers linebacker Brian Burns are the remaining unsigned first-round picks.

 

The NFL’s annual Canton kickoff is coming, with the league holding several days of events in and around a museum that will add eight more bronze busts — and that will rely on current members of the club to break out their yellow jackets and return to the cradle of pro football. But Hall of Famer Eric Dickeson apparently still has other plans.

Last September, Dickerson sent a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, and Hall of Fame president David Baker demanding lifetime health insurance, an annual salary for Hall of Famers, and a share of league revenue.

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WTF ??

This guy was a jerk back when he played here in LA. Then went to the Colts. Still a jerk.

Now he wants money for life from the NFL ??

The Hall of Fame is an honor.

NOT A PAYCHECK.

 

Maybe they can work something out concerning health care,but the annual salary for hall of famers that's nuts you made millions as a player,are you BROKE if you are that's your fault and you want a share of league revenue now wow

 

How many jobs offer lifetime health insurance? The only one I can think of is the military and you have to put 20 years in. Pretty ridiculous to think that you would be entitled to lifetime healthcare after being paid millions of dollars.

 

The reason players want lifetime healthcare is because they incure injuries playing football that will require care the rest of their life. There are a lot of players who never make the big money and need the health care. You can’t just give the healthcare to the lesser paid players, so you have to give it to all.

 

How many jobs trade your physical health for that paycheck on a daily basis? How many of those jobs' employees would absolutely LOVE to have lifetime health coverage? And how many of those jobs' employees actually have the leverage to get that done?

It's pretty ridiculous to think that you wouldn't ask for the benefits everyone desires if you actually have the leverage to pull them off, and your employer absolutely has the means to fund them, as well.

If people whose lives are cut short turn to the billionaires who turn a profit off of them and say, "Help us out", I'm less likely to side with the billionaires than you are, it seems.

 

This is the kicker for me. We hear about the guys that are set for life but so many guys play for a few years at the league minimum(which is good but not life changing). They should be able to get something for that.

Plus, these players from as recent as the 90s weren't paid as well as many have the tendecy to think. Granted, some were. But more often than not, they need to work after football.

 

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix likely headed for PUP, with a knee injury

New Bears safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix suffered a knee injury late in the offseason program. It’s bad enough to keep him from passing a physical at the start of training camp.

Bears G.M. Ryan Pace said Sunday that Clinton-Dix, a first-round pick of the Packers who was traded last year to Washington, is likely headed for the physically unable to perform list. Pace added the offensive lineman T.J. Clemmings and defensive lineman Jonathan Harris are also likely to start camp on PUP as well.

The good news for the Bears is that Pace said he anticiates that tight end Trey Burton will be ready to go from the outset of camp. Sports hernia surgery wiped out his ability to participate in the offseason program.

 

The Patriots won the Super Bowl last season despite getting nothing from their top draft pick, Isaiah Wynn. This year, Wynn appears to be ready to go.

Wynn, an offensive tackle who suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the 2018 preseason, has passed his physical and will not need to start camp on the physically unable to perform list, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.

The Patriots will give Wynn every opportunity to earn the starting left tackle job after last year’s starter, Trent Brown, signed with the Raiders in free agency.

Wynn played his college footbal at Georgia and went to the Patriots with the 23rd overall pick in last year’s draft.

 

Dan Quinn likes how things are lining up for Falcons



The level of Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s restlessness was debated this offseason, but there was little doubt that there was unhappiness in Atlanta about missing the playoffs last season.

Head coach Dan Quinn overhauled the offensive coaching staff, hired a new special teams coordinator and took over defensive play calling duties in major changes to the coaching staff. The team also moved aggressively to remake their offensive line to continue moves that point to a desire for a quick turnaround from last year’s 7-9 record.

Quinn told Albert Breer of SI.com that he is comfortable with his relationship with Blank and the expectations that are in place for the 2019 season. The fact that he’s feeling bullish about how things are set up for his team probably helps on both fronts.

“Every once in a while, things line up for you like you’d like it to, because of what you feel from the team,” Quinn said. “When that happens, it’s hard not to feel a certain way. It’s not just optimism. My glass is usually half-full anyway. It goes deeper than that. When you feel all those things connecting together, and having Deion and Grady signed prior to them getting started for camp, all those things matter, man. Everything matters. Staff-wise, new players, new group, my excitement for being involved in the defense and calling some things, those things light me up. I’m definitely ready to get rolling.”

The Falcons got training camp rolling over the weekend and they’ll be in the first preseason game of the year along with the Broncos on August 1. It will take far longer than that to get a full idea of how the offseason machinations in Atlanta play out.

(PFT)

 

I was nowhere near being good enough to play in the NFL. But I did play football at Northwestern a long time ago. And I piled up some injuries that to date.....this being over 40 years since I played....still require medical attention.

If you were to total up all my medical bills since my first injury....you're probably looking at a dollar amount somewhere in the 5 to 10 million dollar range. I wouldn't be shocked if it was more than that.

And I guarantee there are a lot of guys out there that can best that easily.

And a lot of the guys that are asking today for help....weren't paid millions of dollars when they played.

 

I'd add to this....

If you were hurt at your job....say you slipped on the floor and badly hurt your back....or a co-worker were to pile drive you through the office copier......your place of work would probably be paying all of your medical bills and my guess is you'd probably receive some sort of a claim after an injury lawsuit.

So ex-players asking for medical coverage....really isn't all that bizarre when you really think about it. They got hurt....at work.

 

Injuries last forever too. All my football injuries are coming back to haunt me now that I’m in my fifties. Every single injury I incurred playing is bothering me now. I smoke weed every day to help.

 

CBD oil, a jacuzzi, and a bottle of bourbon....don't know where I would be without them.

 

my former co-worker did slip and fall at work in front of several people. it took months of waiting, phone calls and emails of sifting through red tape bullshit to pay her doctor bills and what was covered and what was not. i still don't think she was fully covered and i know her neck injury never really healed and she has pain still.

 

And I'm going to guess when you got out of college you got a job with medical insurance which covered your bills until you reach the age where you can get Medicare (guessing you're close if you haven't played in 40 years). And then you probably have to purchase supplemental insurance to cover all the things that Medicare doesn't cover?

 

Apples and oranges. I've had numerous slips and falls of various degrees. Most are short term but occasionally there have been settlements for long term injury (most recently a broken hip). The bottom line in all those cases is the compensation is specific to the injury. You can't break your hip at work and get health insurance for the rest of your life. And you can't come back twenty years later and say, "You remember that hip fracture I had? Now I have osteoarthritis." That settlement was already negotiated, paid and waivers were signed.