Retired Players Being Cautious

Retired players angry with the N.F.L. Players Association over disability and pension benefits said that the executive director of the union might be ahead of himself in seeking their support during contract talks with the league. The informal group of former football players lashed out at comments made by DeMaurice Smith, the union’s executive director, who said Saturday that if there was a lockout by owners in 2011, retired player benefits would be reduced by 80 percent while it lasted. Several players meeting in Las Vegas about their problems with the union said their benefits were protected by law — lockout or not.

FIRST NYTIMES NEEDS TO GET THERE FACTS RIGHT!

This really upsets me that the media is too lazy to check their sources. I understand that it is tough to survey all retired players about their feeling and beliefs because there is so many of us but I do not like when we are in the media with a slanted story. In the mean time, I hope that the media will do its job and make it clear that only some of the retired players feel this way.

Some of our retired benefits are protected and that is the way it is. I really would love to know why the NYtimes only used information from a representative of some unhappy retired Players. The public deserves to get both sides of the story.