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conradgriz

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Is this bad for our former stars to not have signed yet with any team? I see Nate Allen resigned with the Eagles and this is the guy Colt replaced in the starting lineup in 2012-13. I imagine teans are concerned about Marc and his injury but i certainly wouldnt bet against his heart and gut. NFL is tough duty but hopefully our former griz will get some shots with other teams. Good luck to them!
 
conradgriz said:
Is this bad for our former stars to not have signed yet with any team? I see Nate Allen resigned with the Eagles and this is the guy Colt replaced in the starting lineup in 2012-13. I imagine teans are concerned about Marc and his injury but i certainly wouldnt bet against his heart and gut. NFL is tough duty but hopefully our former griz will get some shots with other teams. Good luck to them!
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Agree, and hope they get picked up. However in the NFL, players that will probably never be starters get moved out for younger, cheaper players. Hopefully they already have their 5 years in (I know Colt does, not sure about Marc and Shann) so they are fully vested. Once that happens they are pretty well set once they reach full retirement age. I know Casey Fitzsimons (neighbor) is doing pretty well since he retired from the NFL (except for his concussion issues), but I don't know if he is getting some of his retirement now or if he is waiting. He doesn't like to talk about his NFL days.
 
Canyoncat said:
conradgriz said:
Is this bad for our former stars to not have signed yet with any team? I see Nate Allen resigned with the Eagles and this is the guy Colt replaced in the starting lineup in 2012-13. I imagine teans are concerned about Marc and his injury but i certainly wouldnt bet against his heart and gut. NFL is tough duty but hopefully our former griz will get some shots with other teams. Good luck to them!
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Agree, and hope they get picked up. However in the NFL, players that will probably never be starters get moved out for younger, cheaper players. Hopefully they already have their 5 years in (I know Colt does, not sure about Marc and Shann) so they are fully vested. Once that happens they are pretty well set once they reach full retirement age. I know Casey Fitzsimons (neighbor) is doing pretty well since he retired from the NFL (except for his concussion issues), but I don't know if he is getting some of his retirement now or if he is waiting. He doesn't like to talk about his NFL days.
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Neither Mariani nor Schillinger have 5 years in.
 
one Griz that is still on an NFL roster is Chase---- with the St. Louis Rams. He'll probably have a good shot there as long as Jeff Fisher is running the show---- hope it's long enough to get the 5 year minimum in.
 
I spoke with Shann's brother in law in late December and he said Shann had enough playing time to qualify for full NFL benefits. I hope he is right and wish the best for Marc and Chase.
 
I'm not sure whether or not parts of this have been superseded by a more recent collective bargaining agreement, but this is how the NFL's retirement benefits were as of 2012:

Retirement Benefits: National Football League

The NFL has had a retirement pension in place since 1959. Players with at least one credited season in 1993 or after are vested after three credited seasons.

Players earn benefit credits for each season they play. The credit for each season earned between 1998 and 2011 is $470; the monthly pension is calculated as the sum of all benefit credits. So a player with five credited seasons between 1998 and 2011 would receive a monthly pension at age 55 of $2,350 for his lifetime.

In addition to the pension, a 401(k)-type plan called the NFL Player Second Career Savings Plan provides an employer match of up to $2 for every $1 contributed by the player. The maximum match is $24,000 through 2014, rising incrementally to $28,000 through 2020. Players are eligible for the 2-to-1 club matching contribution once they have earned their second credited season.

In addition, players receive contributions to the Player Annuity Program once they have earned their fourth credited season. The contribution amount for a credited season from 2011-2013 is $65,000, increasing to $80,000 for 2014-2017 and $95,000 from 2018-2020. Players may choose to receive this benefit as early as age 35 and five years out of the league as a monthly annuity or in annual installments.
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http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2012/09/25/go-long-retirement-plans-for-pro-athletes/
 
BWahlberg said:
Marc worked out for the Chargers today.
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Ew, I have a hard time rooting for SD, especially after how they treated DD (lo, these many years ago - I don't forgive easily).
 
'68griz said:
BWahlberg said:
Marc worked out for the Chargers today.
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Ew, I have a hard time rooting for SD, especially after how they treated DD (lo, these many years ago - I don't forgive easily).
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Especially after he smoked the 1st and 2nd string QB's in the preseason game I watched. Who was that short guy SD spent a ton of money on again?

......I Drew a blank.
 
Fushiznitz said:
'68griz said:
BWahlberg said:
Marc worked out for the Chargers today.
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Ew, I have a hard time rooting for SD, especially after how they treated DD (lo, these many years ago - I don't forgive easily).
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Especially after he smoked the 1st and 2nd string QB's in the preseason game I watched. Who was that short guy SD spent a ton of money on again?

......I Drew a blank.
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Yes they drafted Brees that year but if you remember there was another short guy there at the time, Doug Flutie.

I thought his best chance was with the Dolphins. They had Ray Lucas and I believe Rosenfels as a rookie. Dave could outplay those two in his sleep, but for some reason didn't get the chance to show it.
 
It's sad to see these players on the outside looking in. They're all over achievers that have made the most of their opportunities. I know both Colt and Marc have had tough injuries.
As fans, you want to see these guys succeed.
 
Fushiznitz said:
'68griz said:
BWahlberg said:
Marc worked out for the Chargers today.
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Ew, I have a hard time rooting for SD, especially after how they treated DD (lo, these many years ago - I don't forgive easily).
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Especially after he smoked the 1st and 2nd string QB's in the preseason game I watched. Who was that short guy SD spent a ton of money on again?

......I Drew a blank.
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"The Legend of the Falls" was better than any QB San Diego has had between Fouts and Rivers, an absolute crime that he never got a shot in the NFL. Up here we got to watch him for years complete 7 out of every 10 passes. Only down side to "Super Dave" is he's so Montana brave that he would hold the ball and try to make something and took some of the biggest shots I've ever seen.
 
BWahlberg said:
Marc worked out for the Chargers today.
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Although he did re-sign with the Titans, I saw this article in the San Diego paper while looking at WNIT info.

Wonder if they offered a contract, because he may have had better chances with the Chargers to play. Titans currently project him as a #3 return man, and #5 receiver. Going to be a tough challenge there.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/18/mark-mariani-titans-chargers-royal/


The Chargers on Monday worked out a return man who made the 2010 Pro Bowl as a rookie, only to suffer a gruesome injury in 2012.

Marc Mariani, 26, broke bones in his lower leg returning a preseason punt. He suffered no ligament damage but sat out the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

The Titans drafted the former Montana walk-on in the seventh round. As a rookie he finished among the AFC's top-5 in punt returns (2nd, 12.2-yard average) and kick returns (4th, 25.5-yard). He was seventh and eighth in the 2011 AFC rankings.

Mariani, 6-foot-1 and 187 pounds, caught five passes for 24 yards in 2011.

The 2013 Chargers had a lackluster return game: 23rd offs kicks (22.1 yards) and 25th off punts (7.5).
 
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