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WASHINGTON, June 27 (UPI) -- A number of former NFL player say they have been forgotten by the league after they retired.
Many expressed their anger and disdain toward the league Tuesday at a Congressional subcommittee hearing testimony on the way the league metes out benefits.
The league says $126 million a year goes toward pension and disability benefits for retired players and their families.
NFL officials admitted only 317 out of more than 10,000 eligible players are getting disability payments out of the fund.
Former players say a mountain of paperwork makes the process cumbersome and ineffective.
"It's right vs. wrong," said Mike Ditka, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who played for the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys, and coached the Bears and the New Orleans Saints. "It's do the ethical thing or do the wrong thing."
"Thank God for Congress," said Hall of Fame guard Joe DeLamielleure. "Maybe they're going to do something."
"We have a group that should be protected, but is not being protected," said Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla.
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