Union Creates Trust Fund for D. Williams's Children
The NFL Players Association announced that it has created a trust fund to help pay for the education expenses of the two children of slain Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.
The union said in a written statement that it will solicit support from players on all NFL teams. In the past, the union created similar trust funds for the children of other active NFL players who died.
Williams was shot in the neck and killed while in a limousine after attending a New Year's Eve party at a Denver nightclub, hours after the Broncos lost their final game of the regular season to be eliminated from the playoffs.
By Mark Maske |
January 16, 2007; 2:03 PM ET
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Posted by: Millionaire_Charity_Case | January 16, 2007 4:29 PM
I agree. Sheesh. What greedy-braintrust thought up this scam?
Posted by: Mikey | January 16, 2007 5:10 PM
Correct, but these aren't prudent financial wizards we're dealing with here. I don't know how much of that $1.5m salary is in the bank and available for the kids. I bet not much of it. It seems like a function of a union is to ensure the members' family is taken taken care of. I would think and hope that much of the financial planning for the kids was already taken care of.
In any event, aren't both the Redskins and the Cowboys stuck on a treadmill as long as their current coaches remain?
Posted by: mart | January 17, 2007 11:50 AM
I wasn't aware that he had kids. When I was a little kid, my parents stayed with us during New Years. Had he been spending time with his children...
Posted by: Anonymous | January 17, 2007 3:55 PM
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While the sad tragedy of losing a young and up and coming star is poignant, remember this was a man who made 1.5 million last year.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player?statsId=7232
Life's hard enough, but please, a trust fund?
Let's assume he had a reasonable amount of life insurance. Even so, how much more do these kids really need?
They lost their father, money won't fix that. On the surface they've got more than enough money to put the kids through school. Far more than most kids who haven't lost a parent.