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Jury: NFL Union Owes Retirees $28.1M

That includes $7.1M for leaving ex-players out of video games, cards

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 11, 2008 6:49 AM CST
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(Newser) – The NFL Players’ Association must pay $28.1 million to retired players after failing to properly market their images, a federal jury ruled yesterday. The union owes players $7.1 million in damages for leaving them out of video games, trading cards, and other sponsorship deals. Hall of Famer Herb Adderly, 69, filed the lawsuit last year on behalf of 2,056 retirees, the AP reports.

Adderley showed up every day in court, weeping when the verdict was read. “I won three Super Bowls and this feels better than all of them combined," he said. "I always felt I had one big play left." But the union’s acting director says he’ll ask the trial judge to toss the verdict; failing that, he’ll appeal the decision.

Former NFL player Herb Adderley sits in a room full of memorabilia of his playing days with the Green Bay Packers, at his home in Mantua, NJ, Oct. 2, 2008.
Former NFL player Herb Adderley sits in a room full of memorabilia of his playing days with the Green Bay Packers, at his home in Mantua, NJ, Oct. 2, 2008.   (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
An NFL logo as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium on October 12, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.
An NFL logo as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium on October 12, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.   (Getty Images)
Former NFL player Herb Adderley sits next to a wax copy of his bronze Hall of Fame bust in a room full of memorabilia of his playing days with the Green Bay Packers.
Former NFL player Herb Adderley sits next to a wax copy of his bronze Hall of Fame bust in a room full of memorabilia of his playing days with the Green Bay Packers.   (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Shannonals
Nov 13, 2008 3:48 AM CST
With all rthe money the NFL makes and with all the payments to active NFL stars, it shouldn't have any probelms making payment

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