Former football players sue NFL for brain damage

Twenty one former football players are suing the NFL for brain damage they allege is linked to concussions suffered during their NFL tenure.

The complaint, filed Thursday in Miami, follows a similar one filed this week in Atlanta.

The recent lawsuit was filed by former Miami Dolphins players Patrick Surtain, Oronde Gadsden and 19 others. They accuse the NFL of hiding evidence linking the concussions to long-term neurological problems.

The NFL denies the claims and said that player safety has always taken top priority.

The suit also stated that the NFL created a research committee to study concussions in 1994. Several NFL members were affiliated with the committee, even though it was supposed to be independent. The committee also did not have a doctor that specialized in neurology.

Its findings were published in 2003. They stated that there were no long term health consequences linked to concussions.
The former players have asked for a jury trial and unspecified damages.

Another player to file suit against the NFL for concussions was two-time Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon, who sued the league in August.

McMahon claimed that he sustained five concussions. He says he now walks often in a daze and forgets why he entered a room.

His suits seeks class-action status and includes anyone who has suffered a concussion or head injury while playing in the NFL.

Source: http://www.sportsrageous.com/former-football-players-sue-nfl-for-brain-damage-12-24-2011

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