Pro Football Hall Of Fame Members Threaten Boycott Of Inductions

Barry Wilner, Denver Post: Sports
Tue, 09/18/2018 - 2:12pm

A group of Pro Football Hall of Famers led by Eric Dickerson is demanding health insurance coverage and a share of NFL revenues or else those former players will boycott the induction ceremonies. In a letter sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith and Hall of Fame President David Baker — and obtained by The Associated Press — 21 Hall of Fame members cited themselves as “integral to the creation of the modern NFL, which in 2017 generated $14 billion in revenue.” Among the signees were Dickerson, who is listed as chairman of the newly created Hall of Fame Board the group has formed, Jim Brown, Jerry Rice, Joe Namath, Lawrence Taylor, and Sarah White, the widow of Reggie White. One name on the list of 22 signees including Mrs.

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Pro Football Hall Of Fame Members Threaten Boycott Of Inductions

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