NFL Owners Contribute to Benefits Fund

[Hostile]

NFL owners to pay $177M more to benefits fund

3/30/2011 4:44:07 PM

NFL owners will pay $177 million on Thursday to complete their contributions to the player benefits program for the 2010 season according to the Associated Press.

That payment will bring the total amount funded by the 32 teams for 2010 to $245 million. It is a payment the league has made by the end of March each year under its collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association.

The CBA expired on March 11 and the NFLPA dissolved as a union. The league then locked out the players.

Ownership contributions fund player benefits that include the pension plan, group medical insurance, the disability plan, and the "88" program for retired players with dementia or related conditions.

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith recently said the league contributes "zero" to former player pensions. But the league said Wednesday that in the past 10 years the owners have contributed more than $2.7 billion toward various NFL benefit plans for current and retired players.

 

[Hoofbite]

Ha!

What a fool.

 

[Hostile]

$2.7 billion?

That has to be more than enough to get these guys the healthcare they need.

Give me that $2.7 Billion and these guys see the best doctors in the world on me.

 

[CCBoy]

It also pretty well is reflective of intent in negotiations as well.

I wish that there was more than public sentiment of fans to admonish the Union, and it's head for obvious disruption of an entire system for their own, and not even shared benefits for those before them.

Players such as Sam Huff are far from ignorant on ways of the world. Especially where Sam Huff was a relevant person in the NFL's formation of a Union at it's own beginnings.

 

[5Stars]

I do not feel sorry for the players whatsoever if they want that fool to represent them!

It give me a "fuzzy" feeling to hear things like this come out...if you know what I mean.

 

[Idgit]

A billion here, a billion there. Pretty soon you're talking about real money.

 

[AdamJT13]

A billion here, a billion there. Pretty soon you're talking about real money.

 

[Idgit]

Can't even steal a good quip on this board anymore.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

its actually pretty cool for the ownership to pay that out like that. With the CBA expired they did not have to.

Smith is saying is that they take it our of TR or player derived income but trying to spin it so it looks bad. Just as the owners are trying to take all the credit for a deal both parties worked out.

 

[Hostile]

its actually pretty cool for the ownership to pay that out like that. With the CBA expired they did not have to.

Smith is saying is that they take it our of TR or player derived income but trying to spin it so it looks bad. Just as the owners are trying to take all the credit for a deal both parties worked out.

Check out the NFLPA* reaction to this. $2.7 billion over a 10 year span, a comment of zero contributions form the NFL by Smith and this wasn't worth making known? Now they acknowledge the benefits due to the efforts of Gordy.

The NFLPA* is run by an idiot.


NFLPA reacts to NFL press release

3/30/2011 7:56:33 PM

Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reports the NFL Players Association has reacted to the NFL announcement from earlier today that it's about to deposit $177 million toward player benefits with the decertifed playes' union saying the league should announce that the lockout is over in its next press release.

"NFL players would like to thank the NFL for issuing a press release touting their contractual and legal obligations," the NFLPA said in an e-mailed statement. "If it wasn't for players, namely John Gordy, players wouldn't have any benefits. The next press release that comes from the NFL should announce that the owners have lifted the lockout, the ultimate benefit to players and fans."

 

[utrunner07]

Check out the NFLPA* reaction to this. $2.7 billion over a 10 year span, a comment of zero contributions form the NFL by Smith and this wasn't worth making known? Now they acknowledge the benefits due to the efforts of Gordy.

The NFLPA* is run by an idiot.


NFLPA reacts to NFL press release

3/30/2011 7:56:33 PM

Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reports the NFL Players Association has reacted to the NFL announcement from earlier today that it's about to deposit $177 million toward player benefits with the decertifed playes' union saying the league should announce that the lockout is over in its next press release.

"NFL players would like to thank the NFL for issuing a press release touting their contractual and legal obligations," the NFLPA said in an e-mailed statement. "If it wasn't for players, namely John Gordy, players wouldn't have any benefits. The next press release that comes from the NFL should announce that the owners have lifted the lockout, the ultimate benefit to players and fans."

What a clown. Its a shame a majority of players have to suffer so a few ego maniacs can try and make a bigger name for themselves. Amazing how pathetic some people can be.

 

[Hypnotoad]

"NFL players would like to thank the NFL for issuing a press release touting their contractual and legal obligations," the NFLPA said in an e-mailed statement. "If it wasn't for players, namely John Gordy, players wouldn't have any benefits. The next press release that comes from the NFL should announce that the owners have lifted the lockout, the ultimate benefit to players and fans."

Contributions made through legal obligations are still contributions. Stop trying to spin facts to make the other person look bad through the media.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

Check out the NFLPA* reaction to this. $2.7 billion over a 10 year span, a comment of zero contributions form the NFL by Smith and this wasn't worth making known? Now they acknowledge the benefits due to the efforts of Gordy.

The NFLPA* is run by an idiot.


NFLPA reacts to NFL press release

3/30/2011 7:56:33 PM

Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reports the NFL Players Association has reacted to the NFL announcement from earlier today that it's about to deposit $177 million toward player benefits with the decertifed playes' union saying the league should announce that the lockout is over in its next press release.

"NFL players would like to thank the NFL for issuing a press release touting their contractual and legal obligations," the NFLPA said in an e-mailed statement. "If it wasn't for players, namely John Gordy, players wouldn't have any benefits. The next press release that comes from the NFL should announce that the owners have lifted the lockout, the ultimate benefit to players and fans."

That's the NFLPA's response?

That sounded like an estranged wife appealing to her children while trying to get back at her husband after she cheated on him.

Unreal.

 

[Idgit]

The NFLPA couldn't do more to lose the perception battle if they tried. This latest is pretty sad.

 

[LatinMind]

lol damn the players are a big hot mess

 

[Yeagermeister]

NFL owners to pay $177M more to benefits fund

3/30/2011 4:44:07 PM

NFL owners will pay $177 million on Thursday to complete their contributions to the player benefits program for the 2010 season according to the Associated Press.

That payment will bring the total amount funded by the 32 teams for 2010 to $245 million. It is a payment the league has made by the end of March each year under its collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association.

The CBA expired on March 11 and the NFLPA dissolved as a union. The league then locked out the players.

Ownership contributions fund player benefits that include the pension plan, group medical insurance, the disability plan, and the "88" program for retired players with dementia or related conditions.

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith recently said the league contributes "zero" to former player pensions. But the league said Wednesday that in the past 10 years the owners have contributed more than $2.7 billion toward various NFL benefit plans for current and retired players.

Ooooops.....The players should fire Smith after this

 

[WoodysGirl]

League, NFLPA* spar over benefits

Posted by Mike Florio on March 30, 2011, 10:14 PM EDT

On Wednesday, the NFL disseminated an e-mail touting its contributions to current and former player benefits in 2010.

Specifically, the league announced that owners will deposit $177 million on Thursday to complete the funding for the 2010 season.

The lockout means that current players will get no benefits.

But before anyone begins to draw up the canonization applications for Richardson and any of the other owners, let’s keep in mind the NFLPA*’s position that the owners were merely doing that which they had contractually agreed to do.

Read the rest: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/30/league-nflpa-spar-over-benefits/

 

[SaltwaterServr]

League, NFLPA* spar over benefits

Posted by Mike Florio on March 30, 2011, 10:14 PM EDT

On Wednesday, the NFL disseminated an e-mail touting its contributions to current and former player benefits in 2010.

Specifically, the league announced that owners will deposit $177 million on Thursday to complete the funding for the 2010 season.

The lockout means that current players will get no benefits.

But before anyone begins to draw up the canonization applications for Richardson and any of the other owners, let’s keep in mind the NFLPA*’s position that the owners were merely doing that which they had contractually agreed to do.

Read the rest: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/30/league-nflpa-spar-over-benefits/

Florio really needs to start reading the comments sections of his articles. The bias he's throwing out there is pretty transparent, and he's getting called on it at every turn.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Florio really needs to start reading the comments sections of his articles. The bias he's throwing out there is pretty transparent, and he's getting called on it at every turn.

He knows he's getting called on it, which is why he posts stuff like this:

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In a way, the players are trying to have it both ways
Posted by Mike Florio on March 30, 2011, 6:57 PM EDT

APWe remain committed to striking an appropriate balance between the players and the owners in the slowly-unfolding labor dispute, and we’re prepared to raise questions about the tactics employed by either side, when those questions need to be raised.

For example, we think the NFL’s contention that the personal conduct policy applies during a lockout imposed by the owners is one of the most ludicrous things we’ve ever heard. We also think that the players badly have mishandled the draft issue, and that the players have lost significant P.R. points in that area. And we think that the league suddenly has launched an obvious back-patting P.R. campaign aimed at telling the world about all the great things done for the current and former players, before locking the current players out. (This afternoon, for example, we’ve received multiple e-mails from the league and one of its teams pointing out that the owners spent $245 million on player benefits in 2010.)

Read the rest: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/30/in-a-way-players-are-trying-to-have-it-both-ways/

 

[SaltwaterServr]

He knows he's getting called on it, which is why he posts stuff like this:

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In a way, the players are trying to have it both ways
Posted by Mike Florio on March 30, 2011, 6:57 PM EDT

APWe remain committed to striking an appropriate balance between the players and the owners in the slowly-unfolding labor dispute, and we’re prepared to raise questions about the tactics employed by either side, when those questions need to be raised.

For example, we think the NFL’s contention that the personal conduct policy applies during a lockout imposed by the owners is one of the most ludicrous things we’ve ever heard. We also think that the players badly have mishandled the draft issue, and that the players have lost significant P.R. points in that area. And we think that the league suddenly has launched an obvious back-patting P.R. campaign aimed at telling the world about all the great things done for the current and former players, before locking the current players out. (This afternoon, for example, we’ve received multiple e-mails from the league and one of its teams pointing out that the owners spent $245 million on player benefits in 2010.)

Read the rest: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/30/in-a-way-players-are-trying-to-have-it-both-ways/

Good to see that. Thank ya.