WASHINGTON — A Congressional committee will hold a hearing Sept. 18 aboutcompensation for retired NFL players.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation called for thehearing Friday, several months after a House subcommittee heard testimony fromretired players, union and NFL officials.

The retired players claim the league and the NFL Players Association havebeen neglectful in dealing with those players’ health problems. Many retiredplayers have appealed directly to commissioner Roger Goodell, who in Julylaunched a program that includes a $7 million medical fund. The union also istaking part in that program.

“I’m very sensitive to retired players that are facing medical issues,”Goodell said. “They helped us build this game. They’re important and we areworking on a number of programs to be responsive to that. … I’ve met with anumber of former players and will be meeting again with a number of formerplayers to try and understand the issues better and try to create somesolutions.”

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