Breaking: Clinton Portis, Carlos Rogers among 9 players charged with scheme to defraud NFL Healthcare program

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by SunnySide

Portis didnt steal any money from any other players.

Allows up to 350k for each former player per year for out-of-pocket medical expenses. So Portis made a bogus claim against the potential 350k he could get reimbursed. Whether Portis uses or doesnt use the full 350k alloted to him doesnt effect any other players ability to access their 350k.

Fraud is fraud but the charges against Portis are for a one time fraudulent act ...

Maybe I read it wrong, I thought there was a limited amount of money in the pool to help former players.