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NFLPA, Retired Players Meet to Try and Resolve Their Differences

Representatives from the NFLPA and various retired players groups met today in Washington, D.C. as part of an effort by new NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith to welcome retired NFL players under the union's umbrella.Smith himself did not attend the meeting. He was in Seattle, meeting with Seahawks players as part of his summer...

NFL Players Union Settles Dispute With Retired Players

DeMaurice Smith might be a long way from settling the NFLPA's differences with the league, but he appears to have made good on his pledge to unite the union with its retired players. According to a report by Chris Mortensen on ESPN.com, the NFLPA will announce at a news conference Friday morning that it has agreed to...

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NFL Concussions: Playerinjury.com Tracks Potentially Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Lawsuits

With possibly billions of dollars at stake, lawyers for many of the 300 former players currently suing the NFL over concussion-related health problems announced Tuesday the launch of a website that tracks the litigation.

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Retired NFL players sue EA over likenesses in Madden 09

The likenesses of the historic teams in Madden 09 were apparently a little too lifelike, as over 6,000 retired NFL players have come together and filed a class-action lawsuit against EA.

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07/28/11 Millcreek gets NFL pregame Source: The Magee Courier - Magee MS Retired NFL stars spent the afternoon of July 18 talking to children at Millcreek in Magee about teamwork, giving life everything you have and working to be good servants to the community.
07/14/11 Darrell Thompson Sues NFL Over Use Of Retired Players'... Source: SB Nation An obscure former Packer is filing suit against the NFL for the use of retired players' identities.
07/06/11 Michael McCann: Explaining the NFL retired players'... Source: Sports Illustrated Can retired NFL players, who insist they have been ignored by the owners and current players who are negotiating a new labor deal, prevent the 2011 NFL season from starting?
08/03/10 NFL Player Files Lawsuit Over Madden Likenesses Source: Actress Archives.com "EA's commercial exploitation of retired NFL players is both blatant and prolific, as the 2009 version of the Madden NFL video game contained over 140 'historic teams' containing likenesses of thousands of retired NFL players. EA was fully aware of its use of the retired players' likenesses was without authorization and that a license was needed."