British Expatriate Network

In todays NYTimes (3/14/07).

Many of the wives are going after the NFL to get their husband medical care bills paid.

NFL said it will pay up to $88,000 per year or an outside assited living facility and up to $50,000 per year for living at home and is rushing the application forms for payment out.

Dr. Eleanor Perfetto, a Senior Director at Pfizer Drug Company said the $65,000 per year outside living costs to look after her husband Ralph Wenzel(age 64) a former player with the Pittsburg Steelers and the SanDiego Chargers, will eventually bankrupt her retirement accounts.

Seemingly,last month, Ted Johnson(age34), former New England linebacker was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

The neurologists say the cause is due to the concussions footballers get while playing the game. shock shock shock

Its a touch sport one of the biggest for perticipants having long term medical problems (boxing being another ) example mohammid aly .

there is a programe for ex football players to take care of there medical bills but i dont know if all athletes are covered going back that far ..


remember thou these guys play voluntarily and know the dangers.
they earn in a short time much much more money than any of us could dream of in a lifetime . some of them unfortunatly leave the game with life long medical problems ...

How many ex-footballers end up in politics?

And how many cheerleaders get dementia?

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I shouldn't think very many do. I mean, how would you diagnose it?

And here are your presidential football trivia questions for the day

Which president said "he played too much football without a helmet " about which other president?

Which president called the Miami Dolphins to suggest a play during the superbowl? (it didn't work)


You want a sporting Prez triv Quiz? oh OK then, here's a couple more lol

Who installed a putting green at the White House?
Who has a collection of 250 signed baseballs?
Who (according to legend) started the tradition of the 7th inning stretch?
Who gambled away some of the White House china?
Who played baseball for Yale?
What is it about these presidents and baseball?

Considering some of the claims made by Willis McGahee I'm not surprised.