Boo Williams wakes up each morning not knowing how the pain will hit. Williams, who played tight end for the Saints from 2001-05, needs surgery, medicine and doctors, but struggles to afford any of it. The 44-year-old, who lives in Picayune, Mississippi, was recently awarded $5,000 a month by the NFL’s disability benefit plan, but says the plan and the league have repeatedly mishandled his claims and should have paid him $500,000 or more over the past 14 years.
Most of the tickets for the All-Star Game and All-Star Saturday Night go to out-of-towners, but the league has increased All-Star week's events to offer something for fans.
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