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Monday, March 12, 2018

Brain injuries haunt Patriots players from 3 Super Bowl teams: suit

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:

Anonymous said...

they get paid millions to run into each other, and now theyre suing because of injuries?

a class action suit? really?

whats next?



Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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!!!

Anonymous said...

Long term steroid use has the exact same symptoms as multiple concussions.

Anonymous said...

I got a brain injury watching the Pats play. Maybe I should sue them.

Anonymous said...

It does ?