WASHINGTON (AP) -A former running back for the Washington Redskins and Carolina Panthers is suing the NFL’s pension plan, saying he should receive the highest level of disability benefits because of injuries from a helmet-to-helmet hit that ended his career.
The complaint filed on behalf of Eric Shelton in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Monday asks that he receive nearly $225,000 a year in pension benefits instead of about $110,000 that he was awarded in August after going through an appeals process.
Shelton was a second-round draft pick out of Louisville in 2005, played in nine NFL games with the Panthers in 2006 and was hurt during an intrasquad scrimmage at Redskins training camp in July 2008.
The Redskins declined to comment.
Add A Comment