When Eric Dickerson released a statement calling for an annual salary for Hall of Famers, he didn’t say what that salary should be. But now he has given a dollar amount of $300,000 annually.
“If it was up to me, I think every Hall of Famer would get about $300,000 a year. That would, I think, be a proper number,” Dickerson told TMZ.
That’s an annual salary Dickerson is asking for, for each Hall of Famer, just for being in the Hall of Fame. TMZ notes that if Dickerson also wants players’ families to benefit after the Hall of Famer dies (and that seems to be Dickerson’s plan, as Reggie White’s widow was one of the signers of his statement), that would come out to more than $95 million a year in payments to Hall of Famers.
I am like what are you talking about? Why should the Hall of fame give out $330K A year?
I dont think it will happen but that could be a reason.
Those numbers seem fair to me.
The guy alientated so many teammates and really impacted his career with the constant and endless money squabbling.
I completely agree with them on the health insurance issue. Except that I think every vested player should get it, just like every other sport does. The NFLs issue is that their union sucks and they should have collectively bargained this in, but they always cave to the owners.
Those numbers seem fair to me.
This is a much better idea.
It's about replaceable services, how much would I have to pay someone to do your job? Well, what is your job? Do you promote the NFL? Do you promote the hall of fame? How easy is it to replace what you do, that's how you determine your worth. Every year more are inducted which adds to the pool of folks who could do your job. The fact is, you don't provide a service, you don't generate revenue, you don't, as people in my business say, cover your own nut. You don't deserve a penny except for going and WORKING now at a job in which you work hard for. You dick.
Those numbers seem fair to me.
I think they do have a pension plan. When the Goldmans sued OJ - I thought I read that was the only thing they could not touch .... his pension?
Those numbers seem fair to me.
I believe they do have this, don't they? I thought I remember Phil Simms receiving a hefty check every month for playing so many years.
34K a year, for just 43 days in MLB, is ridiculous....but hey, I wouldn't turn it down.
That's why stuff like this is usually based on something very measurable, like years of service.
Outlandish request by ED............
Those numbers seem fair to me.
I would agree with the pension plan aspect and healthcare, baseball for example
has a pension plan after 5 years accrued in the majors.
I think something similar to that, but I wouldn't devise a plan JUST for Hall of Famers,
that part is a bit ludicrous.
The rest of the ex-players can fend for themselves, doesn't quite work that way.
Even more so today. The NFLPA does not care about vets, so why should the NFL?
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but the NFL does make money from the HOF and so inductees should get something since they're the reason anyone visits. Either a one time bonus (maybe they already get this?) or an annual residual that's a percentage of the revenue generated.
the former players are entitled to nothing. No other career pays for former employees.
What do you think a pension is?