26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Who's Ellard?!?! Haha. It's Carl Eller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 but, but... Terrell Owens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 LOL good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Good for them 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Honestly they should be speaking for all former players, not just the Hall of Fame ones. The Hall of Fame players at least have name recognition still and can do events/signings. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Just now, Wayne Cubed said: Honestly they should be speaking for all former players, not just the Hall of Fame ones. The Hall of Fame players at least have name recognition still and can do events/signings. C'mon man. Deion and Jerry Rice need the money, not Corey McIntyre and David Nelson. Priorities bro. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, BringBackOrton said: C'mon man. Deion and Jerry Rice need the money, not Corey McIntyre and David Nelson. Priorities bro. What was I thinking ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I would definitely say that those guys that were playing before the inflated salaries of today came around deserve to be included in a employee pension plan & they have a very good case especially when it comes to Goodell making some $40 Mill per year & the $1.4 Billion in NFL revenue that they generate . Not quite sure what to think about guys like TO that have blown some $80 million that they made while playing the game ? But being part of the NFL they should have a vested interest in a pension plan of some sort ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) Don’t they already have a pension? edit: yes they do and I’d say it’s pretty decent The NFL could stand for "Not For Long," with the average career lasting only three years - just enough to qualify for the league's pension plan. The league's plan is based on years of service in the league. Players who retired in the '80s and '90s receive anywhere from $3,000-5,640 per month for every season played in the NFL. Newly retired players receive $5,640 dollars monthlyfor every year of service. Players with 10 years of service receive an additional retirement bonus in the form of an annuity. Players are eligible to receive their full benefits at the age of 55. While the pension plan is much worse than other sports, the NFL does offer a generous 401(k) plan. The league matches every player's contribution up to 200%. (Housing your retirement plan inside a variable annuity contract offers some big advantages, but only if you are close to retirement. Read more: Top Pro Athlete Pension Plans https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0710/top-pro-athlete-pension-plans.aspx#ixzz5RSqx6drU Follow us: Investopedia on Facebook Edited September 18, 2018 by Seanbillsfan2206 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Seanbillsfan2206 said: Don’t they already have a pension? I thought I had read somewhere that OJ was getting paid $400k a year from his NFL pension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Yeah THAT isnt going to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Meh...some "brotherhood". Elitist crap saying only Hall of Famers should get salary and health insurance. What about Jeff Tuel, TJ Graham, and Tavaris Jackson? Are we to sit back and watch them live off the streets simply because they didn't get a gold jacket?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 That's a weird definition of "annual salary." More of a pension, or a stipend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said: I thought I had read somewhere that OJ was getting paid $400k a year from his NFL pension. That seems a little high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, Seanbillsfan2206 said: Don’t they already have a pension? edit: yes they do and I’d say it’s pretty decent The NFL could stand for "Not For Long," with the average career lasting only three years - just enough to qualify for the league's pension plan. The league's plan is based on years of service in the league. Players who retired in the '80s and '90s receive anywhere from $3,000-5,640 per month for every season played in the NFL. Newly retired players receive $5,640 dollars monthlyfor every year of service. Players with 10 years of service receive an additional retirement bonus in the form of an annuity. Players are eligible to receive their full benefits at the age of 55. While the pension plan is much worse than other sports, the NFL does offer a generous 401(k) plan. The league matches every player's contribution up to 200%. (Housing your retirement plan inside a variable annuity contract offers some big advantages, but only if you are close to retirement. Read more: Top Pro Athlete Pension Plans https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0710/top-pro-athlete-pension-plans.aspx#ixzz5RSqx6drU Follow us: Investopedia on Facebook So all these h o f ers are already likely pulling at least 3-4 hundred thou in pension? On top of whatever they did with career earnings? I think ive lost sympathy for this cause 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: So all these h o f ers are already likely pulling at least 3-4 hundred thou in pension? On top of whatever they did with career earnings? I think ive lost sympathy for this cause I don’t feel bad for these guys at all. Most of them get free education to begin with. It all comes down to them not knowing what to do with their money. They blow it all and then look for hand outs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Nice of them to segregate themselves from their peers. Guess they would have been Hall of Famers with no help from the rest of their respective teams. This is, in my opinion, a supreme douche move. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 The golden goose is being cooked slowly. De Smith is laying the groundwork and opening new fronts in the next CBA battle because he knows how badly he got his butt kicked in the last CBA deal in 2011. He's already acknowledged or is threatening a work stoppage in 2021. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2017/09/20/nflpa-re-election-demaurice-smith-sets-stage-next-nfl-labor-war-lockout-strike-roger-goodell/687199001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Didn't these same people rip T.O for not attending? But now it's OK to take away the spotlight from next years inductees? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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