Not just the HOF that signed the letter. There are 182 living retired NFL players. Here is a quote that appears in tomorrows L.A. Times from HOF Dickerson. If you bother to read the entire article it is clearly for the benefit of all 182 players players. Not just those who signed the letter. At least to me its clear.

"The NFL established a pension plan in 1959, though many retired players say it is grossly insufficient and in some cases considerably less than $1,000 per month. In the 1993 collective bargaining agreement, a 401K plan to which players also could contribute was established, and in 1998 an annuity program.

A key issue in the 2011 labor dispute was establishing a fund for pre-1993 players. That led to the creation of the “Legacy Fund,” with a $620-million increase in benefits, with team owners contributing from their share of revenues for the first time. The union and the league have increased pensions three times for former players since 2011.

In a phone call Tuesday, Dickerson told the Los Angeles Times that the intent is ultimately to win benefits for all retired players, but the Hall of Famers have leverage.

“If I had just started with the retired players, I wouldn’t have gotten their attention,” he said. “But when you start with the Hall of Fame guys, you get their attention. Those names are recognizable.

“You’re not going to have all [182] guys support this. Some of them are going to say, ‘I don’t know. I don’t know.’ But if the health care comes, and the money comes, I guarantee they’ll take it.”

This is precisely what I was arguing above.



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