PFT: NFL reaches $765 million settlement in concussion lawsuit...

[gr8slayer]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/29/nfl-reaches-765-million-settlement-in-concussion-lawsuit/


In a dramatic development staving off what could have been years of costly litigation, the NFL has settled lawsuits brought by thousands of former players over brain injuries suffered on the field.

[Lone Stranger]

I wonder how much the attorneys made?

[stuckincincy]

I wonder how much the attorneys made?

A bundle, I'm sure.

Whatever...like all business expenses, wage rises, taxes, etc., it will be passed on to the end purchaser. That's how the market works.

[MikeInRoch]

I'm surprised the number is that low.

[gr8slayer]

Does the NFL ever lose in a dispute?
I'm surprised the number is that low.

[OpIv37]

Good for the ex players.

I just wonder how $765 million is going to make the NFL wussify the game even further to avoid this happening again.

[gr8slayer]

The game is about a decade away from becoming completely unwatchable.
Good for the ex players.

I just wonder how $765 million is going to make the NFL wussify the game even further to avoid this happening again.

[trapezeus]

are future players who have brain injuries covered under this settlement? and are you all ready for 20% increases in NFL ticket and actual game day tickets and $50 for a t-shirt? Those days are just around the corner. becaues the guy making 25MM a year as the commissioner and ****ing destroys the tapes of the biggest scandal in league history doesn't have a dime to spare.

[stuckincincy]

Good for the ex players.

I just wonder how $765 million is going to make the NFL wussify the game even further to avoid this happening again.

Lem Barney:

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/18/sports/la-sp-sn-lem-barney-20130618

Lem Barney after your pals got to him:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/22444605/hall-of-famer-lem-barney-sorry-for-deadly-comments

[coastal]

Hockey is way cooler anyways.

[sukie]

Good for the ex players.

I just wonder how $765 million is going to make the NFL wussify the game even further to avoid this happening again.

Seems to me that the fines for "going high" when tackling are destined to cause guys more and more to go "low" and I predict many many more knee injuries. I would bet that players would rahter take a chance on a concussion rahter than a knee blowout. I would .

[PTI]

Seems to me that the fines for "going high" when tackling are destined to cause guys more and more to go "low" and I predict many many more knee injuries. I would bet that players would rahter take a chance on a concussion rahter than a knee blowout. I would .

Defense gets 12 players on the field but cannot go low or high!!!!!!!!!! hahaha

Seriously, knees will be next.

[stuckincincy]

Hockey is way cooler anyways.

Not since after the strike and all the rule changes it isn't. What a shell of its former self...so sad.

[DraftBoy]

Hockey is way cooler anyways.

Hockey won't be far behind either.

[DetDannyWilliams]

Joe D was one of the players who spearheaded the fight in the process and get a negotiation hammered out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVnf3HUZpOA

[Johnny Bugmenot]

And yet Joe D isn't happy. He said "money is nice, but I'd rather have health insurance." Well, that proves how much brain damage he really has, because 1) money buys health insurance, and 2) he's two years away from qualifying for Medicare anyway.

[nolimit]

Why can't the NFL just have entering players sign a waiver...they are fully aware of the risks involved....you want to make millions....you have to take a risk....some will....others won't...simple.

[Mike]

Why can't the NFL just have entering players sign a waiver...they are fully aware of the risks involved....you want to make millions....you have to take a risk....some will....others won't...simple.

Well basically this is the case now. Players know how dangerous it is. Before, players did not know and the NFL actively hid it, which is why they had to pay out a big settlement.

The problem going forward is NOT getting players to play... The players are ready to play now and will be in the future. The REAL problem is many parents will NOT allow their kids to play Football knowing it can cause concussions. This is the real problem, parents saying NO to football.

[DraftBoy]

And yet Joe D isn't happy. He said "money is nice, but I'd rather have health insurance." Well, that proves how much brain damage he really has, because 1) money buys health insurance, and 2) he's two years away from qualifying for Medicare anyway.

The amount of money each player will receive in the end may pay for one year of insurance. He's 100% right the insurance would of been far better.

[The Popcorn]

And yet Joe D isn't happy. He said "money is nice, but I'd rather have health insurance." Well, that proves how much brain damage he really has, because 1) money buys health insurance, and 2) he's two years away from qualifying for Medicare anyway.


Joe D has every right to be unhappy. 4500 players divided into that sum of money equals about what, 170k? A lot of these NFL players were not able to get a health insurance reasonable enough to be treated properly. A lot of these players went untreated. To Joe D and the other 4500 players, it wasn't about money. It was about being treated properly after the sacrifices they made to bring the NFL where it is today.

[ckg927]

While we're on this subject, you might want to take a look at Dave Zirin's latest article-which talks about the settlement.

This is best described as a "scorched earth" column. NO ONE is safe from Zirin's wrath. Not the NFL. And certainly not the ass-kissers we call reporters and talking heads. So please put some protection on before you click the link

And one more thing: When you see exactly how much the players will be getting, you will weep.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/175977/nfl-concussion-deal-rotten-all-sides/