Redskins Try End Run to Save Millions: Workers' Compensation Wouldn't Apply to Team

The Washington Post ^ | 01/18/03 | Michael D. Shear

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Redskins Try End Run to Save Millions
Workers' Compensation Wouldn't Apply to Team

By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 18, 2003; Page A01

RICHMOND, Jan. 17 -- Legislation filed in Virginia today on behalf of the Washington Redskins ownership would virtually exempt the team from paying millions of dollars to its players for injuries suffered on the field.

Senior Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly have lined up behind the measure, introduced just before today's deadline for new legislation.

The bill was introduced in the House and Senate a week after the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the Loudoun-based Redskins must pay a former offensive lineman for an injury to his ankle, a closely watched case that fed the team's interest in legislation.

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Watch this one carefully. If this bill passes, the implications will go far beyond just sports.

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"The bill was filed barely two weeks after the Redskins organization made $10,000 and $8,500 contributions to the Republican and Democratic caucuses in the General Assembly."

Nothing to see here, folks, just move along.
Just more politicians for sale.