Alex Karras,
a former pro football player-turned-actor who now has dementia, has
joined other ex-players in suing the NFL over concussion-related
injuries. The former Detroit Lions defensive lineman, who was named to four Pro
Bowls during a 12-year NFL career that ended in 1970, joined 69 other
ex-players in a suit filed in U.S. District Court Thursday, CNN
reported. It's the 12th such suit brought against the league involving
about 700 players, the network said.
-from
a UPI article published yesterday.
Here's a website marketing legal services to NFL players with head injuries who wish to join or initiate such lawsuits.
A number of books have been published about the medical risks in sports. Ones that include a discussion of risks to children include,
for example
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