No one.

Please send me a tip through Paypal for all of the effort I put into compiling that list.

The details of who knew what and when will come out during the discovery phase if it gets that far? Honestly…could care less about that. More interested in how the NFL and NFLPA will assist former players moving forward.

If you post the names of the concussion plaintifs please also research a list of former players with chronic health issues. You can start with Kevin Turner, Wilbur Marshall, Earl Cambell, William Perry, et al.

See.. easy solution and I want my cut of the idea!

Nothing is ever your fault, there is recourse! Well, at least until their money runs out.

They all knew the risks, or were up to speed to the level of the times in which they played.

Carpe Diem and Caveat Emptor

“Too bad they have no case…the NFL payed these guys nothing and the NFL and NFLPA haven’t done a good job of repaying these guys who made this game wildly popular so it actually doesn’t bother me one bit. Hope they GET SOME”
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They were all highly paid for playing a game they loved. In fact, they were more highly paid than 95% of people…. again, for playing a game they loved to play. Players these days make millions. Furthermore, only an idiot would consider it to be a life long career and only an idiot would not expect to have to get into something else afterwards because only an idiot wouldn’t know that it only lasts a few years. To portrait them as being under compensated for their services is ludicrous.

And not a single one of them was hurt by the Saints Defense….

I agree that all players knew that they wheren’t playing 2 hand touch and got paid to play it but if the owners and commisher knew that they where causing perment damage then the players have a case.

By changing the rules to make it safer for the players the nfl is saying that the game wasnt as safe as it could of been…hence a lawsuit.

message to the nfl…Leave the damm game alone

The NFL can throw many obstacles in front of these lawsuits, the downside is the negative publicity, but the best thing would be to do more for retired players.

The NFL already has elaborate disability comp & treatment systems in place, which was recently enhanced by a neurological care program that provides alumni w/access to specialists @ 5 leading medical centers. There is also the 88 Plan. There are also other, older disability plans that provide comp. But the NFL can and I believe will do more. In addition to these new rules which have led and will lead to a decrease in the risk of long-term neurological damage, they can establish a comp fund for those suffering from injuries/conditions that have been linked to concussions (early-onset Alzheimer’s, ALS & chronic traumatic encephalopathy).

Football is violent by design, it’s not golf or tennis — that doesn’t mean that the violence/injuries should continue. The NFL has been proactive which will not only benefit current players who wll be former players but it will benefit college and high school football.

There is historical precedent as well. In 1905, players began dying, 18 in one year, from injuries sustained on the field. It got to the point that there were proposals in Congress to ban football. President Roosevelt persuaded the NFL to change certain rules to eliminate plays that were responsible for most of these injuries, sound familiar, which saved the game.

I’m sure a lot of people back then didn’t like it and felt those changes destroyed the essence of the game but 100+ yrs later, football is doing better than ever. Football will adapt, it always does.

Just calculate 1200 players x $1M each. And the $1M is just a guess as to how much each player would be asking for in compensation from the league in a lawsuit. And not to mention the legal costs.

So you want perspective from the Saints bounty fallout and reasoning for the harsh punishments…the NFL and commish is trying to protect the league from over a billion dollars worth of lawsuit claims…and I believe that is a lowball guess as to the total the league is facing in lawsuits. That is reason enough. This is not about protecting players. This is about protecting the league so the league is making the impression that they are protecting the players…who will therefore not have a very strong case in the future.

Even in 1994 when concussion risks are more known; From an article called “A No-Brainer Agent appalled by concussions”

The Cowboys’ star has suffered six concussions, the last two within a nine-month span, and could be at risk for permanent long-term damage. Aikman admits he took a gamble by playing in Super Bowl XXVIII, but he again shrugged off the risk when he played a week after suffering a mild brain trauma against the Cardinals Oct. 23.

Hope this gets under control quick, every sport is at risk here for every injury.