NFL to halt 'race-norming,' review Black claims in $1 billion concussion settlement

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PHILADELPHIA -- The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of "race-norming" -- which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning -- in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and to review past scores for any potential race bias.

The practice had made it harder for Black players to show a deficit and qualify for an award. The standards were designed in medicine in the 1990s in hopes of offering more appropriate treatment to dementia patients, but critics faulted the way they were used to assess legal damages in the NFL case.


Wednesday's announcement comes after a pair of Black players filed a civil rights lawsuit over the practice, medical experts raised concerns and a group of NFL families last month dropped 50,000 petitions at the federal courthouse in Philadelphia -- where the lawsuit had been thrown out by the judge overseeing the settlement.

Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody later took the unusual step of asking for a report on the issue. Black retirees hope it will include a breakdown of the nearly $800 million in payouts so far by race. They fear the data will never come to light.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31554110/nfl-halt-race-norming-review-black-claims-1-billion-concussion-settlement

Who would trust this skeevy little weasel? He needs to be gone, and someone with at least an ounce of integrity brought in.

Lead players lawyer Christopher Seeger, who negotiated the 2013 settlement with the NFL, said earlier this year that he had not seen any evidence of racial bias in the administration of the settlement fund. He amended those remarks Wednesday, apologizing for any pain the program has caused.

"I am sorry for the pain this episode has caused Black former players and their families. Ultimately, this settlement only works if former players believe in it, and my goal is to regain their trust and ensure the NFL is fully held to account," Seeger said in a statement.

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1. Unbelievable

Actually, it is quite believable.

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2. Exactly my reaction. My second was, watch how quick this story disappears.

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3. Get thee to the greatest page for visibility

This needs to be seen

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4. Indeed, but I am cynical.

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5. Don't blame you

Kick

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6. Nicolle Wallace is about to discuss this

after the break

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7. Excellent segment. Thanks!

Here's the clip:

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house

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8. Really good

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9. Hard to believe this policy is just now coming out into the light.

The NFL has zero defense. Black players and their families who were abused by this system need to be made whole, financially.

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10. Racism most foul

that is all