Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The National Football league is facing another lawsuit concerning the longterm health of its players. It was less than a year ago that the nfl settled the case over concussion risks. This time hundreds of retired players charged the league illegally supplied them with risky drugs that led to addiction, and some say they were never told about serious injuries. Omar villafranca has our report. Reporter eight player are named in the lawsuit including former San Francisco 49er Jeremy Newberry. Im 49 years old and i have kidney problems from playing football. Reporter newberry, who also worked as an analyst for station kpix said he received injections to numb injuries during the majority of his injuries during his career. It was almost like a cattle call, waiting with your pants down. Theyre sticking you one at a time as youre walking in and out. Bears quarterback jim mcmahon is one of the plaintiffs claiming he suffered nearly a decade later he suff
Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Retired pro Football Players are again accusing the nfl of putting profits ahead of their health. More than 500 joined a lawsuit against the league today, claiming it illegally supplied them with painkilling narcotics so they could continue to play, despite injuries. Some say they were never told they had injuries. All of this, they say, led to serious, longterm health problems, including drug addiction. The suit comes less than a year after the nfl agreed to pay 765 million to settle suits accuse the league of concealing the risk of head injuries. Jim axelrod has details of the new accusations. Reporter Jeremy Newberry played eight years at center for the San Francisco 49ers. According to the lawsuit, the 38 yearold suffers from renal failure, high Blood Pressure, and violent headaches because of the all the pain medication he was given by team doctors and trainers to get him on the field. Some games, im taking two or three vicodin bef