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laservet

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This is a heart breaking situation. I have signed up to help, I hope you will also.

Please help.

Since September 11, 2001, Americans have come together as never before in our generation. We have banded together to overcome tremendous adversity. We have weathered direct attacks on our own soil, wars overseas, corporate/government scandal, layoffs, unemployment, stock price plunges, droughts, fires, mad cow, SARS, high gasoline prices, and a myriad of economic and physical disasters both great and small. But now, we must come together once again to overcome our greatest challenge yet.

Hundreds of Professional Football players in our very own nation are going to be locked out, living at well below the seven-figure salary level. And as if that weren't bad enough they could be deprived of their life giving pay for several months, possibly longer, as a result of the lockout situation. But you can help!

For only $27,080 a month, about $902.75 a day (that's less than the cost of a large screen projection TV) you can help an NFL player remain economically viable during his time of need. This contribution by no means solves the problem as it barely covers the annual minimum salary, but it's a start, and every little bit will help!

Although $900 may not seem like a lot of money to you, to a football player it could mean the difference between spending the lockout golfing in Florida or on a Mediterranean cruise. For you, nine hundred dollars is nothing more than a month's rent, a mortgage payment, or a month of medical insurance, but to a football player, $900 will partially replace his daily salary.

Your commitment of less than $900 a day will enable a player to buy that home entertainment center, trade in the year-old Lexus for a new Ferrari, or enjoy a weekend in Rio.

HOW WILL I KNOW I'M HELPING?

Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the player you sponsor. Detailed information about his stocks, bonds, 401(k), real estate, and other investment holdings will be mailed to your home. Plus, upon signing up for this program, you will receive an unsigned photo of the player lounging during the lockout on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean (for a signed photo, please include an additional $150). Put the photo on your refrigerator to remind you of other peoples' suffering.

HOW WILL HE KNOW I'M HELPING?

Your NFL player will be told that he has a SPECIAL FRIEND who just wants to help in a time of need. Although the player won't know your name, he will be able to make collect calls to your home via a special operator in case additional funds are needed for unforeseen expenses.

YES, I WANT TO HELP!

I would like to sponsor a locked out NFL player. My preference is (check below):

[ ] Offense [ ] Defense [ ] Special Teams [ ] Entire team


Please charge the account listed below $902.75 per day for the duration of the lockout. Please send me a picture of the player and my very own Roger Goodell (NFL Commissioner) pin to wear proudly on my hat (include $80 for hat).


Your Name: ________Telephone Number: ________Account Number: _______Exp.Date:_______

[ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express [ ] Other

Signature: _______________________

Alternate card (when the primary card exceeds its credit limit):

Account Number: _______________________ Exp.Date:_______

[ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express [ ] Other

Signature: _______________________
 

ndcoltsfan2010

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LOL... Hilarious. You know I am kind of sick and tired of that commercial that has been airing lately about the NFL players Retirement crap. We have people in our country that are in hard times and can't afford to put food on their tables yet we have to listen to these NFL players whine about this and that. It's ridiculous. I guess these guys should have invested their money a little bit more wisely. My heart does bleed for these poor guys who can no longer afford the multi-million dollar mansions and exotic Italian sports cars. It's a real shame.
 

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We have people in our country that are in hard times and can't afford to put food on their tables yet we have to listen to these NFL players whine about this and that. It's ridiculous. I guess these guys should have invested their money a little bit more wisely. My heart does bleed for these poor guys who can no longer afford the multi-million dollar mansions and exotic Italian sports cars. It's a real shame.

I can't tell you how much I hate hearing this argument. As far as current players, I totally agree with the idea that these guys are disgustingly privileged and if they blow through all of their money then its their own problem. However, to make the same argument about retired players who played decades ago is ignorant. Most ex-players that are are in their 50's and 60's did not make even close to a million dollars over the course of their playing careers careers, and they are dealing with very serious (and very expensive) mental and physical ailments that are a DIRECT RESULT of playing football.

The NFL became the NFL on the backs of these players, and the league now brings in close to $10,000,000,000 per year. The number of ex-players is relatively small, and those guys could be reasonably supported (think a similar pension/healthcare situation as retired public school teachers) for a portion of the league's revenues that would barely register a blip on the radar.
 

GO IRISH!!!

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I can't tell you how much I hate hearing this argument. As far as current players, I totally agree with the idea that these guys are disgustingly privileged and if they blow through all of their money then its their own problem. However, to make the same argument about retired players who played decades ago is ignorant. Most ex-players that are are in their 50's and 60's did not make even close to a million dollars over the course of their playing careers careers, and they are dealing with very serious (and very expensive) mental and physical ailments that are a DIRECT RESULT of playing football.

The NFL became the NFL on the backs of these players, and the league now brings in close to $10,000,000,000 per year. The number of ex-players is relatively small, and those guys could be reasonably supported (think a similar pension/healthcare situation as retired public school teachers) for a portion of the league's revenues that would barely register a blip on the radar.

Not to mention how the older players played with injuries the probably shouldn't have. They were just given pain killers and sent back out there. They also were given steroids before it was known how dangerous this practice was. Also the technology of physical therapy was not even close to what is it today. Their bodies broke down much faster.

Players in the early days often had to have jobs in the off season to make ends meet. There is a great story of one player (I can't remember his name) that had to be at work the morning after he played in one of the first Super Bowls. His boss wouldn't let him be late.

There should be a different scale for retirement benefits for some of these older players.
 
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