Not all former players are on board with concussion settlement
PHILADELPHIA — Former NFL players who object to terms of the potential $1 billion concussion settlement with the league have filed appeals that are likely to delay payouts to thousands of retirees until next year.
Others are concerned the settlement awards players with neurocognitive symptoms, such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, but not those with behavioral and mood disorders that some link to CTE and concussions.
Solomon could get nothing from the settlement despite suffering from memory loss, slurred speech, severe headaches and other disabling conditions, the appeal said.
Chris Seeger, a lawyer for the retired-player plaintiffs, called the appeals “heartbreaking news for injured retired NFL players who will now be forced to wait many months longer for the care and financial support they desperately need.”
The NFL expects about 6,000 former players to develop Alzheimer’s disease or moderate dementia in the coming decades.