Ten retired National Football League Players (NFL) have sued the league's benefits plan, board of trustees and Commissioner Roger Goodell as part of a class action lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday.The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for Maryland, accuses the defendants of a
Ten retired National Football League Players have sued the league's benefits plan, board of trustees and Commissioner Roger Goodell as part of a class action lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday.
The lawsuit also says neutral doctors hired by the plan to evaluate players' injuries were given additional cases if they denied more claims, with the goal of limiting benefit payments to the very players for whom the plan was designed. The plaintiffs include two-times Pro Bowl running back Willis McGahee and Eric Smith, a former safety who played seven seasons in the NFL and, according to the lawsuit, suffered 13 documented traumatic brain injuries.
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