PHILADELPHIA – A federal discrimination case brought by two retired NFL players against the league, claiming that it manipulated cognitive function data to make it less likely Black players would receive proceeds from the 2016 concussion settlement, has been resolved.
Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL's $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their
Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL's $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their
In October, the NFL and the players reached an agreement to end the use of race norming, which assumed players being evaluated for neurocognitive impairment started with worse cognitive function if they were Black.
In October, the NFL and the players reached an agreement to end the use of race norming, which assumed players being evaluated for neurocognitive impairment started with worse cognitive function if they were Black.