Lol Eric shelton sighting

[Fiz]

RT @dkaplanSBJ: fmr #Redskins RB Eric Shelton suing NFL pension plan in federal court for helmet-to-helmet injuries

Lol your honor I contend mr shelton never stood long enough to take a hit. Here is the video evidence from his three NFL carries

[Pimpdaddy]

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Kurb]

[Jase]

apparently facepalms induce the same kinds of injuries as helmet-to-helmet hits.

[rayzor]

wow. yeah, that was the problem...

[SorthNarolina]

I'm embarrassed he was ever a panther.

[CatMan72]

How can you have helmet to helmet injuries if you never played? LOL

Panthers should sue him for fraud.

[thunderraiden]

Shitty pointless player doing shitty pointless things in life. Go figure.

[Fiz]

Shitty pointless player doing shitty pointless things in life. Go figure.

this isn't pointless at all.

he just kinda weakens the case.

now if like Ted Johnson came out and did it he would rightfully be considered a hero.

[monstercat]

Actually, I remember a story that Brenston Buckner told about how Dan Morgan hit Shelton in the head one day in practice, and Shelton was never the same after that, so he has taken at least one big blow to the head. The problem though, is that he said Dan Morgan did that to every rookie RB to test their toughness.

BTW, he also said this wasn't a full padded practice so Shelton did not expect to get hit like that.

[Chaos]

I definltely clicked on this thread looking for the "he served me my burger at the drive-thru window" punch-line, but didn't expect this.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

[Snake]

Actually, I remember a story that Brenston Buckner told about how Dan Morgan hit Shelton in the head one day in practice, and Shelton was never the same after that, so he has taken at least one big blow to the head. The problem though, is that he said Dan Morgan did that to every rookie RB to test their toughness.

BTW, he also said this wasn't a full padded practice so Shelton did not expect to get hit like that.

LOL you know Dan didnt hit that hard or he would have knocked out himself as well.

[monstercat]

LOL you know Dan didnt hit that hard or he would have knocked out himself as well.

In all seriousnous though, part of the reason Dan Morgan had concussion problems in the first place, was that he did hit so hard in practice.

[CatMan72]

Actually, I remember a story that Brenston Buckner told about how Dan Morgan hit Shelton in the head one day in practice, and Shelton was never the same after that, so he has taken at least one big blow to the head. The problem though, is that he said Dan Morgan did that to every rookie RB to test their toughness.

BTW, he also said this wasn't a full padded practice so Shelton did not expect to get hit like that.

Yup, this article says a blow to the head ended his career:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?id=5865792

The details of Shelton's situation are somewhat esoteric to everyone but him, his lawyers and the NFL, but here goes: He was injured in a helmet-to-helmet hit that left him with temporary numbness from the waist down. The hit ended his career, but Shelton's attorneys will argue that was only the beginning. The suit claims that the injury was incorrectly classified as degenerative rather than catastrophic by the pension plan (run jointly by the league and the NFLPA), causing Shelton to be denied the maximum benefit of nearly $225,000 per year. Instead, because his injury was ruled to have been one that causes impairments six to 12 months after the initial injury, he is currently receiving about $110,000 per year. The lawsuit is intended to rectify that perceived injustice.

Here's where it will get nasty: The league's public response to the suit -- by its lawyers through The New York Times -- cites a job that Shelton held in a Walgreens pharmacy as proof that he can hold down a job. Shelton's lawyers claim that he tried to work but couldn't because he couldn't stand for long periods of time.

Awe, poor baby can't make ends meet on 110k per year...