Tom Brady, NFLPA sued and rightly so

DeMaurice Smith

Tom Brady

Mike Vrabel

As you may have heard, a group of retired NFL Hall of Fame players filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL Players Association, union president DeMaurice Smith, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and former player Mike Vrabel, claiming these gentlemen did not have the authority to negotiate on their behalf during the labor dispute. "The retirees' rights were sacrificed for the benefit of the active players," plaintiffs' layers Michel Hausfeld told Yahoo! Sports. This disgusts me beyond belief. Both parties, in this instance, are wrong, wrong, wrong. It's upsetting to see that the retirees didn't have anybody there negotiating these terms and stipends on their behalf, ON THEIR BEHALF. If it's going to affect you physically, mentally, financially, then be there and stand up for what is right for YOU. Instead of complaining AFTER THE FACT, stop your bellyaching and FIX THE PROBLEM. Also, the NFL should take a look at what soldiers, that serve our country and fight for our freedom, do. For any current soldier, they pay monthly into an "old soldiers fund". This helps take care of the great men who served and protected the USA many years ago. If the NFL wants to be looked at as heroes, maybe they should take a look at how real "heroes" do things and maybe, just maybe, they would learn a thing or to, but I am not holding my breath.