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Friday, August 19, 2011

Seven Former Players Sue NFL Over Concussions

One of the dark sides of pro football is the toll the game takes on players, leaving some with permanent brain injuries brought on by concussions. Seven former NFL players are suing the league over its handling of concussion-related injuries, alleging teams trained players to hit in ways that led to head injuries, failed to properly treat concussions and tried to hide links between the game and brain injuries.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

concussions! why do they have those things on their heads then? schools kids play touch football, maybe they should also. "poor lil babies".

lmclain said...

Its a collision sport and, at the highest levels, a violently played game. Bet they didn't complain as they cashed their paychecks.