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Hello Everyone…And Thank you for reading my blog…
My name is Walt “Flea” Roberts and I had a six year career in the NFL (1964-1970). Three years with the Cleveland Browns, One year with the New Orleans Saints, and two years with the Washington Redskins…They call me the “Flea” because of my size 5’9″ 164lbs…One of the smallest players in NFL history.
A member of the 1964 NFL champion Cleveland Browns and a teammate of Jim Brown…NFL’s greatest player…and a member of the 1969-70 Washington Redskins coached by Vince Lombardi…The NFL’s greatest coach.
A claimant in the 2008 lawsuit of Parrish,Adderley,Roberts vs. NFLPA (National Football League Players Association) that resulted in a settlement of award of $26.2 Million for the Retired players.
My Passion is to create a platform and an awareness of the Plight of the Retired NFL players… The FOCUS is on the Pre-93 Retired players…They have suffered the most.They have the worst Retirement (Pension) benefits in all of Professional sports.
Concussions are the Big Issue…But it’s more than that…Many players suffer from Tremors, Operations that didn’t go well, some are Homeless sleeping under Freeway Overpasses…And some have committed Suicide…
These are the players who laid the foundation for the NFL, that now grosses over $10 Billion a year! Players like Billy Howton, Y.A. Title, Bobby Walston, Bob Pellegrini and others who founded the NFLPA in 1957 and now doesn’t even have a vote in the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement)…The Retired players have been Literally thrown under the bus.
My Passion is to do for the Retired players, what Hollywood film Director Steven Spielberg did…He launched a most ambitious project to Record and Digitize the accounts of over 50,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors from World war II…
…He created the SHOAH Foundation in conjunction with USC (University of Southern California) so that future generations may learn the history and stories. The name SHOAH is a Hebrew name which means Destruction (Cataclysm).
I’ve created the “Flea Flickr Movement” for the Retired players. We have a small staff and the “One Thing” we would like for you to do is Join Us…It’s Free…All you have to do is put in your name and email address…
…We believe that Public Opinion will carry the day…Our Goal is to acquire 100,000 subscribers!
Word of Mouth is still King…dispite all of the High Tech advancements, smart phones, I-pods, the Web etc. Yes, we are living in a new age…But the “One Thing” that hasn’t changed, is still the word of mouth…Recommendations from friends, relatives and trusted associates…
…The number one way to spread the word is through word of mouth…
…And it’s not likely to be supplanted by another method any time soon…
…So, if you believe the NFL has not treated the Retired players fairly…Please Join US. We are all in this together… JOIN “The Flea Flickr Movement”… It’s FREE..