NFL, Players Agree To End 'Race-Norming' In $1B Settlement

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NFL, Players Agree To End 'Race-Norming' In $1B Settlement

NFL, Players Agree To End 'Race-Norming' In $1B Settlement

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Published 21 Oct 2021

Watch VideoThe NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed Wednesday in federal court.

The revised testing plan follows public outrage over the use of...

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