Ex-players sue NFL over concussions
ESPN.com news services - December 22, 2011
ATLANTA -- Jamal Lewis, Dorsey Levens, Fulton Kuykendall, and Ryan Stewart say in a federal lawsuit that brain injuries have left
them struggling with medical problems years after their playing days ended. They filed the lawsuit against the National Football
League and NFL Properties LLC this week in U.S. District Court in Atlanta.
75 NFL retirees sue league over concussions
By ROBERT JABLON, Associated Press - July 20, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mark Duper, Ottis Anderson and 73 other former players sued the National Football League, claiming it
concealed information about the danger of concussions for decades. The negligence, fraud and liability suit was filed Tuesday (July
19, 2011) in Los Angeles Superior Court. Many players' wives also are plaintiffs. The suit alleges the NFL knew as early as the
1920s of the harmful effects of concussions but concealed them from coaches, trainers, players and the public until June 2010. It
also names helmet-maker Riddell, the NFL's official helmet supplier.
CTE found in Probert's brain tissue
By IRA PODELL AP Hockey Writer The Associated Press
Thursday, March 3, 2011 1:08 PM EST
Bob Probert knew the fierce pounding he dished out and received
over 16 seasons as an NHL enforcer was taking its toll as he got older.
That's why he wanted his brain to be analyzed once he died.
Dr. Mjaanes Discusses Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy on WLS-TV (Chicago) - February 21, 2011
Dr. Jeffrey Mjaanes, sports medicine physician at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and director of the Chicago Sports Concussion
Clinic at Rush, appeared recently on WLS-TV to discuss the long-term effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a
progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions or other forms of head
injuries. "The classic manifestations [of CTE] are not at the time of concussion," said Dr. Mjaanes. "These actually happen decades
later. They're usually early onset dementia, depression or mood disorders, and then even suicide, or what we call parasuicide, or
suicide attempts or ideation."
Bill Dwyre / Los Angeles Times - February 21, 2011
Former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson killed himself last week and asked that
his brain be studied. If researchers find evidence of a chronic condition, it'll be up to the
NFL to take immediate action on head injuries. (It was later determined that Duerson
suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy)
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