There is a hearing today at 1:30pm before Judge Susan Nelson on a lawsuit filed last fall by a group of retired NFL players. The group, that was involved in the labor talks that led to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, filed the suit against the NFL Players Association alleging that the union improperly sacrificed revenue from the NFL for retired players in favor of more money for current players.
The NFLPA has filed a motion to dismiss the case and spokesman Carl Francis has indicated that the NFLPA won’t comment on the lawsuit.
The new collective bargaining agreement established a Legacy Fund for the benefit of retired players, which carved out $620 million for retired player benefits.
