Forty-two players on the New England Patriots first three Super Bowl teams are part of a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and helmet maker Riddell alleging that they have symptoms of brain injuries caused by repetitive blows to the head during games and practices, according to a report.
In total, more than 340 former Patriots or their estates have sued the NFL and Riddell over brain injuries since the team was founded in 1960, including a number of Hall of Famers, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday.
In 2015, NFL teams agreed to pay about $1 billion to settle brain-injury claims by nearly 5,000 ex players in the suit – and an unknown number of Patriots are among more than 15,000 former players who have registered for potential benefits as part of the settlement, the report said.
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6 comments:
they get paid millions to run into each other, and now theyre suing because of injuries?
a class action suit? really?
whats next?
Think the NFL should make them do sone sort of brain scan or testing before becoming NFL players. I think they will find that a lot if these injuries are pre existing along with a lot of the mental illness displayed
The whole reason I watch football is for brain injuring tackles! It's good for you! Builds character! Blood makes the grass grow! Hoo-ra! MAGA!!!
Long term steroid use has the exact same symptoms as multiple concussions.
I got a brain injury watching the Pats play. Maybe I should sue them.
It does ?
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