300 former football players and family members are suing the NFL "for negligence and misconduct for the way it responded to players' concussions and complaints of dizziness, headaches and related problems. The lawsuits also contend the NFL deliberately downplayed the dangers of head injuries despite knowing the risks."
Many of these players are currently suffering degenerative brain diseases (could be CTE- read previous post)
Some of the players claim that Riddell Sports Inc. (the helmet company) and the NFL collaborated to "downplay the dangers of head injury."
Read the article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/AP26d863e843934f3da8c9c2c036a1691b.html
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