Some good news for some long-suffering former NFL players this Monday morning: the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the NFL’s challenge to the $1 billion lawsuit brought by thousands of retired players. Now that all legal avenues have been exhausted, settlement payments will finally begin.
It has been nearly 18 months since Judge Anita Brody, a federal judge in Pennsylvania, approved the details of the lawsuit, which calls for players dealing with one of several severe neurological disorders to receive $5 million, and medical monitoring for all players to determine if they qualify for payment.
But players could not begin filing claims to receive payment, or receive any money, until the case wound its way through the legal system. That has finally happened, so former players may begin receiving money by spring.
Around 20,000 retired players are covered in the settlement. Critics of the agreement argue that the ailments and disorders covered is too narrow, meaning the NFL may not end up paying out the full $1 billion.
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