NFL Alumni continue to pressure NFLPA

[DKphin]

With the NFLPA not responding to a Friday offer from owners that, per the league, includes “funding of $82 million in 2011-12 to support additional benefits to former players, which would increase retirement benefits for more than 2000 former players by nearly 60 percent,” some former players are getting antsy, and some want answers as to why talks aren’t continuing. One man who is antsy to get some answers is NFL Alumni president, and former Giants defensive end, George Martin (pictured).
The NFL recently pointed out that Martin can’t get a meeting with NFLPA* executive director DeMaurice Smith. Martin has now pointed that out to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News.
“It’s disconcerting because, yet again NFL Alumni, although we appear to be in the discussion, we’re still treated as if we’re second-class citizens or an afterthought,” Martin said. “We definitely feel there’s a moral imperative for those of us who have paid such an extraordinarily high price to help build this industry to be in the discussion.”

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[ChambersWI]

I think it's pretty obvious that Smith and the NFLPA really are screwing this up right now

 

[jree]

I just don't think that Demaurice Smith knows enough about the nature of the NFL to be negotiating the way he has been.

 

[ROADRUNNER]

It's just a mess.............