Hall of Famers demand insurance, NFL rev share

ESPN obtained a copy of the memo sent to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA
executive director DeMaurice Smith and Pro Football Hall of Fame president
David Baker. ESPN shared the text to Twitter on Tuesday morning.

Former Rams running back Eric Dickerson is the chairman of the board created
to represent the pursuit of health care and a piece of the NFL's massive
revenue pie.

The Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, has undergone an enormous construction
project in recent years -- Hall of Fame Village, aided by a giant sponsorship
deal with Johnson Controls -- that includes a retirement center for players,
who would receive healthcare on the premises. The project also included a new
stadium and will bring multiple football fields for youth participation
initiatives.

The Hall of Fame Board also includes Marcus Allen, Mel Blount, Derrick Brooks,
Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, Richard Dent, Carl Ellard, Marshall Faulk, Mike
Haynes, Rickey Jackson, Ronnie Lott, Curtis Martin, Joe Namath, John Randle,
Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Jackie Smith, Lawrence Taylor, Kurt
Warner and Reggie White's widow, Sarah White.

In the letter, players reference Major League Baseball's lifetime health
coverage afforded any player who serves a single day on a big-league roster,
and point to the established $620 million "Legacy Fund" as one of the NFL's
"cynical public relations ploys that fail to help those who desperately need
it."

--Field Level Media