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Former NFL players Don Majkowski and Aveion Cason are suing the NFL and the NFL Players Association over cuts made to their disability payments through the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement.
According to Ken Belson of the New York Times, Majkowski and Cason filed the complaint in court last Friday in Washington DC
The newest CBA signed in March came with a provision that will reduce disability payments for approximately 400 former players starting in January. The value lost through the settlement could exceed $ 2,000 a month, as it is tied to the value of your Social Security disability benefits.
“It is critical in sports that you do not change the rules of the game in the middle of the game,” Paul Secunda, the players’ attorney, said in a statement. However, that’s exactly what the NFL does. and NFLPA did it with its most vulnerable members. “
According to the report, the new CBA reverses a provision that guaranteed that any player who was evaluated by an outside doctor to be eligible for Social Security benefits would receive the NFL waiver. The new CBA believes that this scheduled provision will disappear.
Majkowski made a Pro Bowl in 1989 as a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. He played for the Packers from 1997-1992 and then went on for two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions. Cason played for five different teams during his career, including the Lions, St. Louis Rams, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, and Kansas City Chiefs.
