Jim McMahon, other players sue NFL over concussions

[JonLP24]

PHILADELPHIA -- Seven former players have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league's handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind.

The players accuse the league of training players to hit with their heads, failing to properly treat them for concussions and trying to conceal for decades any links between football and brain injuries.

The plaintiffs include two-time Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon, who has said he played through five concussions but now frequently walks around "in a daze" and forgets why he entered a room.

The suit accuses the NFL of negligence and intentional misconduct in its response to the headaches, dizziness and dementia that former players have reported. The suit, filed Wednesday, seeks medical monitoring along with funds to pay for the care of injured players.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6874906/jim-mcmahon-other-players-sue-nfl-concussions

[joeybee12]

1. Good...the NFL is nothing if not a corporation...

and we know how corporations shirk their responsibilities.

[TZ]

2. Will be interesting to see where this goes

I do remember papers in scientific journals many years ago expressing concern about concussions in sports and how NONE of the leagues were taking them seriously--that the team doctors were being pressured into treating them far more lightly than doctors outside of the leagues would.