The New York Times reported  seventy-five retired players sued the NFL last month, asserting the league concealed information about the dangers of concussions, which left the players with brain damage. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, "is the first legal action to center on how the N.F.L., while evidence steadily mounted in medical journals and elsewhere, took until 2010 to unequivocally warn players about how concussions could have effects on brain function long after they retired." According to the suit, the NFL neglected "to regulate practices, games, equipment and medical care so as to minimize the long-term risks associated with concussive brain injuries." Official NFL helmet maker Riddell was also named as a defendant.

"The suit alleges the NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the harmful effects of concussions but concealed them from coaches, trainers, players and the public until June 2010." That was even after the league established the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee in 1994 to asses "the risk of long-term brain injury to players." The suit claims "the committee published 'false, distorted and deceiving' findings that the risk was minimal in order to deceive Congress, players and the public." The players say the concussions "left them with problems such as dementia, headaches, memory loss, blurred vision, sleeplessness and ringing in the ears. Some claim the injuries caused depression, anxiety, 'explosive mood changes,' poor judgment and substance abuse."  Read more.

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