Former Players Sue NFL For Hiding Concussion Dangers

Seventy-five former professional football players are suing the National Football League for allegedly concealing the dangers of concussions for 90 years. They cite fraud, negligence and failure to warn. TMZ reports that the players and their wives claim "the NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the harmful effects on a player's brain of concussions; however, until June of 2010 they concealed these facts from coaches, trainers, players and the public."

According to TMZ, the suit claims the NFL commissioned a study in 1994, titled "NFL Committee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury," and published a report in 2004 that concluded there was "no evidence of worsening injury or chronic cumulative effects" from multiple concussions. The suit also alleges that it was not until June 2010 that the NFL acknowledged concussions can lead to dementia, memory loss, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and related symptoms. All of the players claim they suffered injuries as a result of multiple concussions.

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