RETIRED PLAYER AMENDMENTS TO THE NFLPA CONSTITUTION

RETIRED PLAYER AMENDMENTS TO THE NFLPA CONSTITUTION

BE IT RESOLVED, that the NFLPA Constitution be amended to provide that:

1.        All references to “retired players” contained in the NFLPA Constitution be changed to “former players”;
2.        The “NFLPA Retired Players Steering Committee” be changed to “Former Players Board of Directors”;
3.        Two (2) non-voting retired members shall be added to the NFLPA Executive Committee.  One of the retired members shall be the current NFLPA Steering Committee President and the other retired member shall be one of three Steering Committee members that have been:

a.       Nominated by  the NFLPA Chapter Presidents;

b.      With the candidates thereafter approved by NFLPA Executive Director;

c.       And then selected by a majority vote of the NFLPA Chapter Presidents.

4.       In addition to the Steering Committee President, the other retired player member invited to attend the NFLPA Board of Player Representatives meeting pursuant to Section  2.11 of the Constitution shall be a Steering Committee member, selected by a majority vote of the Steering Committee members;
5.        A third retired player member shall be invited to attend the NFLPA Board of Player Representatives Meeting pursuant to Section 2.11, selected from among the Chapter Presidents by a majority vote of the Chapter Presidents.

The following additional resolutions pertaining to former players also passed:

Fine Money to PAT and Charities of Player’s Choice

WHEREAS, only 25% of player fine money is contributed to the Players Assistance Trust (PAT) Fund;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the NFLPA negotiators use their best efforts to include a provision in the new CBA that 50% of player fine money will be contributed to the PAT Fund and the remaining 50% will be given to a charity of the player’s choice.

Interest from Savings to PAT

WHEREAS, the current allocation of lock-out interest savings would be allocated towards NFLPA lock-out funds,

BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the NFLPA shall make best efforts to have interest from savings go towards the PAT/PAF or other benefits for former players at such time that a lock out fund is no longer needed.