Jahvid Best Sues NFL over Concussions Suffered with Detroit Lions

January 28, 2014   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

Former Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best was a tantalizing first-round talent when he was selected No. 30 overall in the 2010 NFL draft, but multiple concussions derailed what was once a promising career.
Now Best is taking legal action in filing a lawsuit against the NFL and helmet manufacturer Riddell, according to a report by the Detroit Free Press' Dave Birkett and James Jahnke Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The report outlines the details of the case, in which Best is seeking "economic and noneconomic" damages from Riddell. Such a claim implies that the equipment did not do a good enough job of protecting Best's head from traumatic injuries.    
Also included in the suit is the assertion that the NFL knew the risk of head injuries and didn't do enough to protect Best. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court.
Best will be 25 years old on Jan. 30, and the story of his brief playing days in the pros is a cautionary tale about the...

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