3 in 10 former NFL players to develop brain problems according to data
According to a data report, three in 10 former NFL players are expected to develop neurocognitive problems in their lifetime and receive payments under the proposed $765 million concussion settlement. This data was prepared for ex-players’ lawyers and has now become available to the public.
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The report was prepared for Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody, who is presiding over the class-action lawsuit in Philadelphia that accuses the NFL of hiding information that linked concussions to brain injuries according to the Associated Press.
The data expects to see 14 percent of all former NFL players to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and 14 percent to develop moderate dementia. There are more than 19,000 former players still living, meaning nearly 6,000 of them will fall into those two groups. Another 31 players will be diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease and 24 with Parkinson’s disease during their lives, according to the data.
The proposed settlement from the NFL includes $675 million for player awards, $75 million for baseline assessments, $10 million for research and $5 million for public notice. It wouldn’t cover current players.
The players’ data therefore predicts the average payouts, in today’s dollars, to be $2.1 million for ALS, $1.4 million for a death involving CTE, and $190,000 for Alzheimer’s disease or moderate dementia. The average ex-player being diagnosed with moderate dementia is expected to be 77 with four years in the NFL.
This only comes as another strike in the losers column for the NFL this week who is dealing with allegations of a cover-up involving the TMZ-released Ray Rice video of him hitting and knocking his current wife Janay Palmer unconscious in an elevator at a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Another report surfaced Friday that superstar NFL running back Adrian Peterson is being indicted for allegedly beating one of his sons with a switch earlier this year. The NFL certainly has a lot to handle, as their black eye continues to grow larger.