Mega-Lawsuit Says NFL Hid Brain Injury

Assinine.........these players knew what they were getting into. Did they not see what happened to boxers after years of getting beaten in the head?

Also, how can you pinpoint the danger back to professional football? Who's to say the players didn't get hurt in Pop Warner, High School, or College.......The former players trying to make this money can go F themselves. Nobody forced these guys to play.

Lawyers aren't interested in deaths nearly as much as they are interested in disabled clients who have long-term serious damages and/or need long-term care. We all know why...

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

The dirty little secret in PI cases is that in many cases fatalities aren't worth near as much as disabilities, pain and suffering, etc.

Therefore IMO the plaintiffs are going to make this case mainly about brain damage and disabilities, something that's going to have a hefty price tag. If they can show that the NFL even slightly skewed or hid any data, the potential that a jury will get reeeally po'ed and take the league to the woodshed is very real.

I expect in the end this will get settled out of court. Right now the sides are maneuvering to figure out how much that settlement should be (in their opinion).

Well, we have seen a few guys retire rather early in their careers already...

But the problem is not the assumption of risk by the players--coal miners assume a risk while mining. Rather, the claim is that the league, like the companies who run coal mines, did not take the necessary precautions to minimize the risk for their employees.

I know that many of you are irrationally anti-labor, but the law is not on your side, which is a good thing, IMO.