WHAT HAPPENED: Early this year, the NFL Player Care Foundation brought to Davidson County Probate Court concerns that former Tampa Bay Buccaneer running back Jerry Eckwood needed a conservator to manage his finances. Judge Randy Kennedy set a one-day hearing to get testimony from Eckwood’s friends, family and caregivers, and a temporary conservator is necessary.THE BACKGROUND: Worries about Eckwood surfaced after a representative from the NFL Player Care Foundation came to Tennessee last year to see the former running back. Eckwood, who now lives in an assisted living facility in Franklin, played in the NFL from 1979 to 1981. The Brinkley, Ark., native suffered multiple concussions during his career, which the NFL believes caused the dementia he was diagnosed with last year. He also suffers from a pre-existing mental illness, court records state.
WHAT NOW: Eckwood concedes that he needs help with his finances but believes his daughter, Jerval Watson, can help him. Eckwood told a court-appointed guardian that he wanted to live on his own and “get the NFL out of my business.”
WHAT NEXT: Judge Kennedy will hear from both sides at a 10 a.m. Tuesday hearing in probate court to make a decision in the matter.
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Former NFL Player Jerry Eckwood's Case Resumes This Week
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Hearing Planned for Jerry Eckwood Conservatorship Battle
I hope there was a good turn out for the hearing. Please keep us informed,NASGA.
ReplyDeleteI am praying for him but at the same time, I believe his goose has already been cooked.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree, Carole.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know how this hearing concluded? Jerry Eckwood deserves to be free of guardianship which is the most drastic action directed towards an innocent person.
ReplyDeleteI emailed the Tennessean reporter who posted the story asking if she was going to follow up on the story. So far I have gotten no response.
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