Seventy-five former professional football players are suing the NFL , claiming it intentionally concealed the harmful effects of game-related concussions for Ninety Years . According to the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ, the players and their wives claim, "The NFL knew as early as the 1920's of the harmful effects on a player's brain of concussions; however, until June of 2010 they concealed these facts from coaches, trainers, players and the public.
- 7/20/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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