Carl Eller’s Retirees Group Sues NFLPA and ‘Brady v. NFL’ Plaintiffs
NFL Retiree Organizer Dave Pear to NFLPA Boss DeMaurice Smith: Dave Duerson Voted on My Rejected Disability Claim. I Want It Reopened.
September 13, 2011‘Duerson Lite: NFL Brain Injury Agony Continues With Death of Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon’ (full text)
September 14, 2011“Retirees file lawsuit against NFLPA, Brady plaintiffs”
Dan Wetzel, Yahoo Sports
A group of 28 retired NFL players, including Hall of Famers Carl Eller, Chuck Bednarik and John Hannah, filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL Players Association, union president DeMaurice Smith, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady(notes) and former player Mike Vrabel(notes).
The suit claims that once the NFLPA decertified March 11, just prior to being locked out by the NFL, the defendants had “no authority” to negotiate, let alone agree to, the terms of retiree benefits during the labor dispute.