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Report: Appeals will delay payouts in NFL concussion case

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9 years ago

June 24, 2015

Payouts from the NFL concussion lawsuit might not be made until next year due to appeals in the case.

About 90 former players are appealing a federal judge’s approval of the settlement that would cover about 21,000 former players, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.

The appeals must be filed by Aug. 15, and responses are due in September.

In April, U.S. District Judge Anita Brody approved the deal that would require the league to pay an unlimited amount for concussion-related medical conditions over the next 65 years. It would pay about $190,000 per person, with some eligible for as much as $5 million, depending on age and severity of condition.

About 200 former players or their families rejected the settlement and plan to sue the league individually. Among them is the family of Junior Seau, the former All-Pro linebacker who killed himself in 2012. Seau suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a degenerative brain disease.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk