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

It will cost the NFL money but it will be in a settlement for long-term healthcare. As far as the NFL knowing the long term risks on brain trauma, makes no sense. There wasn't a consensus by healthcare professionals on how to handle concussions until 2008,,,Zurich Consensus Statement. Until then, researchers couldn't even agree. Hell, I still have ER docs that don't know the return to play protocol. Had an ER doc tell a concussed kid last yr that he could practice in two days.