CNN: 2,000 players unify in suing NFL over head injuries

2,000 ex-players join to sue NFL on head trauma

By Joseph A. Slobodzian
Thu, Jun. 7, 2012, 12:43 PM

Lawyers for former pro-football players who say they are suffering debilitating brain diseases because the NFL concealed the risks of repetitive brain concussions filed a master complaint Thursday against the league in federal court here that would cover hundreds of former players.

"Let's face it and be honest. I feel like the NFL has over the past couple of decades, or at least until '08 or '09, kind of turned a blind eye to the seriousness of . . . concussive hits," said Kevin Turner, a former running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots diagnosed with amyotropic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

"I want this game to be around and be a great sport, a sport that my own boys will be able to play and enjoy all the benefits that football has," said Turner.

2,000 ex-players join to sue NFL on head trauma