Woodard v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan

  1. September 27, 2024

    NFL Retirement Plan Can't Dodge Ex-Player's Benefits Suit

    The National Football League's retirement plan can't fully toss a retired player's suit alleging he was illegally denied retirement benefits after the plan found his rookie season didn't qualify him for it, a Texas federal judge ruled, rejecting the argument that he didn't properly appeal the denial.

  2. February 23, 2024

    Ex-NFL Player Says Bid To Toss Benefits Suit Is A Fumble

    Retired NFL player Raymond Lee Woodard Jr. has told a Texas federal court he took all the administrative steps required to resolve his retirement benefits dispute before filing a lawsuit, and therefore it should not be tossed as the plan has requested.

  3. February 08, 2024

    NFL Benefits Plan Says Ex-Player's Claim Came Too Late

    The retirement plan for the National Football League asked a Texas federal judge on Wednesday to toss a retired player's second run at league retirement benefits, telling the court that the player fumbled the administrative process and that his claims don't merit a jury trial.

  4. January 25, 2024

    Former NFL Player Takes Second Shot At Retirement Benefits

    A retired NFL player is making another run at the football league's retirement plan Wednesday in Texas federal court, saying that he wasn't given the chance to follow through with the plan's administrative process and that the pension's leadership unfairly denied him access to the plan's benefits.

  5. November 13, 2023

    Ex-Player Says NFL Unfairly Denied Him Retirement Benefits

    A former NFL player sued the league's retirement plan in Texas federal court Monday, alleging it illegally denied him benefits after finding that his rookie season didn't count as qualified work in order to gain the retirement perks because he was benched due to an injury.