Amy Goodman
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NFL Reaches Settlement With Former Players Who Suffer From Brain Injuries, Alzheimer's, Depression
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17:46Now PlayingThe National Football League has reached a settlement with former players who accused it of profiting from the sport's violence, while hiding the risks of concussions and repeated hits to the head. On Thursday, the NFL agreed to a $765 million payout to all past NFL players and the spouses of those who have already died. The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed by than 4,500 former players, some of whom suffer from brain injuries, Alzheimer's disease and depression. This comes as the 2013 season football season kicks off for the NFL, colleges and high schools across the country. "I hope that the tremendous amount of publicity that's been generated by this lawsuit will cause coaches and parents to think in a much more healthy way about how to take care of these kids and how to protect them and how to recognize the symptoms of concussions when they occur," says Bill Littlefield, host of NPR's "Only A Game," who has followed the issue of concussions in sports for the past decade.
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