NFL, union to aid retired players.

[Redskin Rich]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

I definitely feel that the older guys, the ones who played football during the time where football players were not making millions should have some type of retirement plan. For the current players who are making multi-millions, it's hard for me to feel sorry for them.

The older guys do get a pension based on the number of years they played. Please do not quote me, but someone like Herb Adderly (Old Packer from the glory days) makes somewhere around 500 a month.

You can look at that and say that isn't that much (and it's not)... you can also say how many of our jobs that we worked from when we were 22-35 (a long career in the NFL) give us a pension? To continue that arguement... It is a shame for the Willie Wood's & Mike Websters of the world that the disability is not more though.