The NFL’s potential $1 billion plan to compensate retired players for brain trauma could soon close the chapter on a troubled era of league concussion management. However, critics lined up to speak Wednesday at a court hearing in Philadelphia believe …
A researcher studying the brains of former athletes with traumatic brain injuries opposes the plan to settle NFL concussion claims. Dr. Robert Stern of Boston University says many of the 76 deceased players with the brain decay known as CTE …
Nearly three in 10 former NFL players will develop at least moderate neurocognitive problems and qualify for payments under the proposed $765 million concussion settlement, according to data prepared for ex-players’ lawyers and made public Friday. Their actuary expects 14 …
The National Football League’s $914 million settlement of claims tied to player concussions was denied preliminary approval by a federal judge who said she is concerned that not all players will be paid. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia …
The National Football League could spend more than $914 million to settle claims brought by former players over head injuries, according to a proposed agreement submitted for court approval. The amount includes $675 million to compensate players for a specified …
The mother of former Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the team after exhuming his body so that his brain could be examined. The lawsuit, filed by Cheryl Shepherd in Jackson County circuit court Tuesday, …
Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no …
It’s been widely reported that football and other contact sports increase the risk of a debilitating neurological condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). But in the journal Neuropsychology Review, researchers are reporting only limited evidence showing a link between sports …
Seven concussions in 18 months ended Shaun Valentine’s rugby league playing career, and the lingering effects concerned him so much he decided to donate his brain to a man he’s never met and rarely spoken to. He understands that he’ll …
Despite the NFL’s $765 million settlement with retired players, there still is no credible scientific evidence that playing football causes Alzheimer’s disease or other neurological disorders, according to Loyola University Medical Center clinical neuropsychologist Christopher Randolph, PhD, who has published …