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
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