In 2011, a group of retired players brought suit against the NFL seeking to recover for traumatic brain injuries sustained from professional football. The concussion litigation lawsuit alleged that the NFL was aware of the danger of repeated head trauma, but instead chose to conceal the dangers to players. As a result of the alleged concealments, players rushed back onto
Many fans have seen collegiate athletes carted off the field on stretchers and loaded into waiting ambulances. These injuries are frequently debilitating and life changing. According to the NCAA’s own statistics, there are approximately 20,000 injuries to college football players annually – with approximately 800 of those being severe neck and head trauma. Fortunately for many student athletes, the NCAA,
In 2011, a group of retired players brought suit against the NFL seeking to recover for traumatic brain injuries sustained from professional football. The concussion litigation lawsuit alleged that the NFL was aware of the danger of repeated head trauma, but instead chose to conceal the dangers to players. As a result of the alleged concealments, players rushed back onto
Many fans have seen collegiate athletes carted off the field on stretchers and loaded into waiting ambulances. These injuries are frequently debilitating and life changing. According to the NCAA’s own statistics, there are approximately 20,000 injuries to college football players annually – with approximately 800 of those being severe neck and head trauma. Fortunately for many student athletes, the NCAA,
