NFL faces new lawsuit by more than 100 ex-players

[El Supremo]

ATLANTA (AP) More than 100 former NFL players have filed a federal lawsuit in Atlanta claiming that pro football didn't properly protect its players from concussions.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include former Atlanta Falcon Jamal Anderson, ex-Georgia star Lindsey Scott and veteran quarterback Don Majkowski.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Georgia, claims the league failed to protect NFL players from brain injuries linked to football-related concussions.

They are among more than 1,000 former NFL players suing the league. The cases say not enough was done to inform players about the dangers of concussions in the past, and not enough is done to take care of them today.

The league has said any allegation that the league intentionally sought to mislead players is without merit.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-faces-lawsuit-more-100-181158937--nfl.html;_ylt=AgGDlqZStlwJ0t33W4OgXcY5nYcB

This, Bountygate and the Saints investigated by the FBI for wiretapping. Is this the beginning of the end for the NFL?

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. If insurance companies start pulling out it's the beginning of the end.

I am disappointed in Don.

[trotsky]

2. The difficulty these players will have...

is proving that the NFL *knew* of concussion dangers, and had the means to protect the players from them, but refused.

That's a damn high legal hurdle, unfortunately. These guys gave everything to entertain us, and it's sad to see what exactly that now means.