Wilbur Marshall Not Doing Well

How coincidental, in the midst of labor strife we read now about one of our own suffering from the many ills associated with playing the game of football. Wilbur was one of the best FA signings the Redskins ever made, and helped transform our defense into a SB winner. This is another of so many sad stories.

Wilber Marshall Is Not Doing Well Physically or Financially - Hogs Haven (http://www.hogshaven.com/2011/3/11/2043599/wilber-marshall-is-not-doing-well-physically-or-financially)

Oh man, I love these stories. Hopefully the NFL can extend the season to 25 games leaving me with even more of these stories to read in a couple of years. Screw player safety. I want to be able to tell my kids about how the football players of their generation are pussies and brag about the stupid shit the players of my generation did like going straight back into a game with a concusion. CAN'T WAIT!

Very sad, but I'm not going to just assume that the Bears screwed him in the deal. He did leave Chicago as a free agent & got paid decently in DC. Not saying that they are right, just saying that I'm sure they have a legal argument as to why they didn't pay him.

The saddest thing about guys like this is that they are way old at a young age.

Very sad, but I'm not going to just assume that the Bears screwed him in the deal. He did leave Chicago as a free agent & got paid decently in DC. Not saying that they are right, just saying that I'm sure they have a legal argument as to why they didn't pay him.

The saddest thing about guys like this is that they are way old at a young age.

Trying to find any information I can as to why the Bears stopped paying him after 11 yrs.

Marshall: "I had a guaranteed contract and the Bears were suppose to pay $72,000 for 19 years. They stopped paying after 11. It's crazy. They re-negged on a guaranteed contract...I deferred my signing bonus to help them out. I took out a note lump sum and and they had to keep making payments on the note. They stopped making payments...The thing is, I had to put up collateral for this note. $600K."

I wonder what the Bears have to say about this?

Marshall: "I had a guaranteed contract and the Bears were suppose to pay $72,000 for 19 years. They stopped paying after 11. It's crazy. They re-negged on a guaranteed contract...I deferred my signing bonus to help them out. I took out a note lump sum and and they had to keep making payments on the note. They stopped making payments...The thing is, I had to put up collateral for this note. $600K."

I wonder what the Bears have to say about this?

I would guess that they would say his deal guaranteed him 11 years worth of payments IF he remained on the roster, etc. The article said that he sued the nfl & won after 11 years, but implied that pertained only to his filing for disability. I don't see how he would just let the Bears stop paying him w/out some legal action. My guess is that the Bears don't owe him a thing, and never have.

I would guess that they would say his deal guaranteed him 11 years worth of payments IF he remained on the roster, etc. The article said that he sued the nfl & won after 11 years, but implied that pertained only to his filing for disability. I don't see how he would just let the Bears stop paying him w/out some legal action. My guess is that the Bears don't owe him a thing, and never have.



But Wilbur Marshall said that anyone can go to nfl.com and look up his contract to see that the 19 year reference can be found (I haven't done it yet). The Bears are a notorious club for putting the screws to players during Wilbur's day.

Maybe the organization is better to deal with now that the MacKladcy's (sp) sold there majority ownership to the present people. I get the impression Wilbur Marshall was just too naive and nice to the Bears.

I think Wilbur Marshall was the first FA that the Skins signed. They got him for 6 MIL big ones back in the day.

How sad, I wonder if future generations will view the NFL in the same manner as we view the old gladitorial games in Rome? It's staggering how the injuries mount over a protracted period. He was definitely one of my favorite Redskins. May Cutler bring the Bears many more interceptions for years to come.

Very sad.

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