Players

High-Interest Loans Tempt Families Waiting for NFL Settlement Checks

If you Google the words “concussion” “settlement” and “loan,” you’ll find ads. Lots of them. And they’re all variations on a theme: The NFL has agreed to pay former players up to $1 billion. No one knows when the payments will begin. And former players are struggling, sick, bankrupt. They need money. Now. Then comes the hook. Or rather, the promise: “We can solve this problem for you,” the ads promise former players. “It’s not a loan. It’s an advance on the money you’re due. And if the settlement doesn’t go through or if your claim is denied, you don’t have to pay back that advance.” The small print may mention that if you get the money, you’ll repay that alleged non-loan and interest of 40 percent…or more. The former NFL players being offered these deals are especially …


Minnesota Judge Says Concussion Lawsuit Against NHL Can Proceed

Minnesota Judge says concussion lawsuit against NHL can proceed after refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by ex-players accusing the National Hockey League to protect them from head injuries while withholding information about the long-term effects of concussions. Six retired players filed the class-action lawsuit with similar claims as the legal action brought against the National Football …


Six Concussion Suits Are Filed Against Colleges and N.C.A.A.

Several former college football players filed class-action lawsuits Tuesday against their universities, conferences and the N.C.A.A., claiming negligence over their handling of head injuries. The spate of cases — six were filed Tuesday — marks a new effort by athletes seeking financial relief for what they say are the lasting effects from concussions sustained in their college careers. Among …


Lawsuit Says Frontier League, Lake Erie Crushers Pay Players Illegally Low Wages

Two former baseball players for the Frontier League, which includes the Lake Erie Crushers, are suing the league for what they say is low pay that violates federal wage-and-hour laws. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Akron, says that the independent league, which has teams throughout the Midwest, exploited players by not paying minimum wage and overtime pay. …


Nine Former Players File Further Appeal of Concussion settlement

Retired NFL players who have been waiting since August 2013 for concussion settlement proceeds will be waiting even longer. Nine former NFL players have filed yet another appeal regarding the settlement, seeking a rehearing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the recent decision of a three-judge panel to uphold agreement to provide retired players with certain …


Hub Arkush: CTE Revelation Could Be Damaging One for NFL’s Future

That is the only thing that is easy about this conversation. Anybody with a handful of working brain cells knows that football can not only cause concussions, but also multiple lesser bruises and damage to the brain. Those same folks also have to know that multiple concussions and/or trauma to the brain must create a significant risk for long range and possibly even permanent damage.



Pop Warner Settles Concussion Suit Filed by Ex-Player

“At Pop Warner there is nothing more important than the safety of our players and since 2010, we have led the way in making the game of youth football a safer and better experience than ever before,” the organization said. The settlement demonstrates how concerns about concussion-related brain damage have grown from the NFL to the youngest levels of football. Thousands of former professional …


New: 87 Deceased NFL Players Test Positive for Brain Disease

A total of 87 out of 91 former NFL players have tested positive for the brain disease at the center of the debate over concussions in football, according to new figures from the nation’s largest brain bank focused on the study of traumatic head injury. Researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University have now identified the degenerative disease known as chronic …


NCAA Appeals Class-Action Ruling in Scholarship Cases

General view of the NCAA logo. (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports) 255 CONNECT TWEET 2 LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE The NCAA and 11 major conferences on Friday night began the process of asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a recent ruling in which a federal district judge granted class-action status to a pair of lawsuits challenging the NCAA’s current limits on the …