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TBD | The NFL’s Concussion Settlement Farce

Feb 9, 2024
Will Hobson, sports reporter for the Washington Post, discusses the NFL's controversial concussion settlement. The podcast highlights the struggles of players denied help, differences between settlement and medical definitions of dementia, misleading promises, and proposed changes to improve fairness and expedite care.
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  • Many former NFL players are being denied the financial support and medical help they need from the NFL's concussion settlement.
  • The discrepancy between the settlement's definition of dementia and the standard definition used in regular medicine is causing confusion and denial of claims for former players.

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The NFL's Concussion Settlement

The podcast discusses the NFL's concussion settlement and its impact on former players who developed traumatic brain injuries.

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