Tony Dorsett concerned that NFL concussion lawsuit settlement “not nearly enough”
By Mike Dyce
The NFL settled with the 4,500 players in the concussion lawsuit for a staggering $765 million dollars plus legal costs on Thursday. Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett isn’t as excited about the settlement as some of the media was.
“Ask the owners if when the money is divided between the players, will it cover our medical bills for the rest of our lives?” he texted to The Dallas Morning News. “NO, it wont.”
Tony Dorsett was one of the lead plaintiffs and elaborated in a telephone conversation with the DMN.
“I was just sitting here thinking about this this morning. And thinking about the quality of my life, things that are changing with me, personally . . . My memory.”
Tony Dorsett said a phone call he received Friday morning that a friend had passed hit home. His friend was not a former teammate or football player, but it still hit home.
“I’m just like, ‘Man, it (the settlement) is not enough. I just don’t feel that because of the quality of life that I’m starting to miss, they owe me more. Meaning, the game owes me more, for putting me in the condition I’m in. I’ve got medical bills to pay, and they’re going to get worse as time passes on.
“But you know, some people are probably happy with this. It’s good to see people come to some consensus, but it’s not the end for people like myself. If I get some money out of this, $100,000 or $200,000, what is that going to do for my medical bills? What is that going to do for my quality of life?”