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Another Suit Filed Against The NFL Over Concussions

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Nearly a dozen former NFL players living in Louisiana have sued the NFL, the latest players to accuse the league of failing to protect players from the risks associated with concussions. Several former New Orleans Saints players, including John Fourcade, are among the 11 ex-players...

McCaskey: Urlacher simply honest about concussions

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey says Brian Urlacher was simply being honest when he told HBO he would hide concussion symptoms from team doctors. He also was quick to point out his star linebacker didn’t say that was the right thing to do. McCaskey...

NFL Concussions: Playerinjury.com Tracks Potentially Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Lawsuits

With possibly billions of dollars at stake, lawyers for many of the 300 former players suing the NFL over concussion-related health problems announced Tuesday the launch of a website that tracks the litigation. The website, Playerinjury.com, already provides PDFs of the court filings, a questionnaire for athletes considering suing,...

ESPN – HEAD CASES

SINCE ROGER GOODELL became commissioner in 2006, the NFL has taken measures to improve brain safety — and fend off critics of its concussion policies. These steps continued in this year’s playoffs, when the league used sideline video monitors so doctors could replay hits before clearing injured players. The...

Concussion lawsuits put spotlight on NFL policies

By Jonathan Tamari Before the rules that made kickoffs safer, before NFL guidelines about sitting players who have suffered concussions, before defenseless receiver became a part of the Sunday conversation, offensive lineman Mike Schad remembers getting knocked unconscious while blocking as part of the wedge for the Los Angeles...

62 More Former NFL Players File Suit in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Another mass federal lawsuit has been filed in Philadelphia on Friday, continuing the fight against the NFL by former players for concussion-related dementia and brain disease. The latest lawsuit is one of the largest to date and names over 62 former...

Does Football Have a Future?

The N.F.L. and the concussion crisis. by Ben McGrath January 31, 2011 The violence of football has always been a matter of concern and the sport has seen periodic attempts at safety and reform. But recent neurological findings have uncovered risks that are more insidious. I still remember my...

P.A.S.T. PAIN ANNOUNCES CONCUSSION / HEAD TRAUMA TREATMENT PROGRAM

Former NFL players reveal the role of HGH and Testosterone in their successful treatment of concussion related symptoms Indianapolis, IND (February 2, 2012) The P.A.S.T. Retired Athlete Medical Group that provides fully integrated medical care to retired athletes including NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB players announced today the launch...

“They use you up”: Hall of Famer Dorsett suing NFL

The helmet-to-helmet shot knocked Tony Dorsett out cold in the second quarter of a 1984 Cowboys-Eagles game, the hardest hit he ever took during his Hall of Fame NFL career. “It was like a freight train hitting a Volkswagen,” Dorsett says now. “Did they know it was a concussion?”...

The Super Bowl is a bittersweet experience for many retired NFL players dealing with health and financial problems after enduring punishing years on the field.

By Bill Dwyre February 3, 2012 Sunday, on the most sacred day of the football year, there will be several thousand older men with gnarled fingers and replaced hips watching with mixed emotions. Mostly, for the four hours or so it will take to get through the game and...