DAVE PEAR'S EMAIL

Dave Pear's Open Letter About His Case

From: Dave Pear (NFL 1975-80) Current status: Turned down by NFLPA for disability benefits, currently receiving Social Security disability

Subject:  The NFLPA Truth Squad?

Dear Gridiron Greats & Fans,

The NFLPA Truth Squad web site is a desperate move for the NFLPA.  They have no shame!  They will say anything in an effort to justify their cowardly acts of beating up on disabled players and their families. Their newest scheme, The Truth Squad" only shows who they really are. They have no conscience as they continue to create hardships for families and destroy lives. They don’t know the meaning of the word truth! The NFLPA leadership is attempting to cause even more pain and suffering for disabled players and their families who are only asking for help and assistance. This cold blooded treatment makes me sick inside. These imposters continue to go from bad to worse. On 9/28/07 I sent Roger Goodell, Gene Upshaw and Lanny Davis a 48 page fax. This fax contains medical reports from my seven spine surgeries and go back as far as 1981. Also included was my denial for the line of duty disability in 1983 and my denial for total and permanent disability in 1995. These records show how deceitful and cruel the disability process is. Their system is based on lies and slander. Their purpose and intent is to deny valid medical claims. Now our own union has launched a public web based initiative called the “Truth Squad” in an attempt to somehow justify their crooked and evil actions.  This is a sad day for the NFL. The NFLPA leadership is clearly a bunch of thugs with an agenda to continue beating up and robbing families of disabled individuals that performed a job for their billion dollar corporation.  What a disgrace!  What a shameful way to treat people. What they are doing is grossly wrong and dishonest.   Thank you Gridiron Greats for all your help and giving us a voice. Without your help the disabled players and their families would continue to suffer in silence. However, not any more.  Now the NFLPA leadership is being forced by Congress , the Senate and the public to explain their dirty deeds. The truth will come out and expose how deceitful, evil and cruel the disability process really is and in my option how the NFLPA union and its leadership support criminal acts of injustice.

Sincerely,

 

Dave and Heidi Pear