Comments on: NFLPA certified agent who had been indicted for fraud

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:46:20 +0000

NFLPA executive is a rat haven that needs to be fumigated from top to bottom.

By: CKL

CKL — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:02:18 +0000

I’m just curious… has there ever been a single issue that De Smith’s position hasn’t been ” do as I say, not as I do”?

I’d at least respect him if he took any responsibility for helping fix things that happen to his union members using the massive dues the union collects ostensibly for that very purpose.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:57:58 +0000

“Without evidence that player interests were actually compromised, the fact that Scott slipped through the cracks was a small price to pay for the leverage that allowed the players to do a better deal than they would have gotten if they had remained unionized in the face of a lockout.”
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That’s small consolation to someone who may have been ruined financially by Everette Scott.
And how did allowing Scott to continue to represent players supply leverage? The two are mutually exclusive. The union decertifies, then recertifies. In the interim, the NFLPA recertifies Scott and all the others. It’s either laziness and non-caring on the part of the NFLPA or a terrible lack of quality control processes.

By: sweep812

sweep812 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:48:36 +0000

The article said the NFLPA was aware of this in February 2012 and he also filed bankruptcy and they still certified him with this information. I don’t think you read the entire article.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:46:55 +0000

If the NFLPA was really proactive, annual recertifications would be mandatory. Use some of that big money the players pay in dues to protect them from themselves. Require formalized player feedback on audited returns from financial representatives. Compile the data so a player can see where his advisor stands in relation to his profession. Allow the players to see how they’re personally doing in relation to others.

Oh, yeah … that might require additional oversight and actual work from Maurice Smith and he might actually have to earn his generous salary. Forget it. just continue to allow players to declare bankruptcy five years into retirement.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:32:17 +0000

Everette Scott, just what a multimillionaire NFL player who possesses a room temperature IQ needs. Witness another bankruptcy in the making.

By: finfanrod

finfanrod — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:23:26 +0000

I’m either pro union or pro NFL. I just want football. However couldn’t the same be asked regarding the Chargers team doctor? Was any malpractice suit brought by a player or has any player complained? All this bickering is silly.