re: This is really, really bad for the NFL

the NFL just has to show it is taking steps to try to combat the issue. they can't stop injuries, but they can implement rules to lesson the chance of injury and the long-term impacts of head injuries. the complaint actually contains language stating that the NFL did this, but it's claim is that the NFL used it's investigation to create the fake studies and lie to the players (that's why it's only claimed to be from 1994-2010)

paragraph 92 of the complaint lists a bunch of rules put in place for player safety. the claimants are alleging that the NFL assumed a role/duty as the authority in player safety

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90. As a result, the NFL unilaterally assumed a duty to act in the best interests of the
health and safety of NFL players, to provide truthful information to NFL players regarding risks to
their health, and to take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure the safety of players.

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99. Thus, since its inception, and continuing into the present, the NFL has been in a
position that affords it a special relationship to NFL players as the guardian of their health and safety.
For that reason, from its inception and continuing into the present, the NFL owed a duty of reasonable
care to keep NFL players informed of neurological risks, to inform NFL players truthfully, and not to
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mislead NFL players about the risks of permanent neurological damage that can occur from MTBI
incurred while playing football.

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