Guest Sports News Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 [attach=full]16677[/attach]Former NFL players who began playing tackle football before age 12 are more likely to suffer from memory and thinking problems than those who took up the game later, a new study has found. The National Football League has agreed to pay up to $5 million to each former player developing neurological impairment in a settlement that is under judicial review. Most of the 20,000 former players involved in a class-action lawsuit against the NFL back the deal, while others think the league should pay more. "Our study suggests that there may be a critical window of brain development during which repeated head impacts can lead to thinking and memory difficulties later in life," study author Robert Stern, a neurologist at Boston University, said in a statement. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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