NFL Concussion Settlement Approval Appealed: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

April 28, 2016   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments

Several retired NFL players filed an appeal of the approved NFL concussion settlement Thursday. Their argument reportedly challenges the role of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the deal.
Daniel Kaplan of the Sports Business Journal first reported the news. Kaplan noted the retirees are unhappy with the argument about a lack of CTE information, and they state that if that's the case, then the disease should not be part of the settlement agreement. 
Ken Belson of the New York Times estimated the appeal could extend the case for "months" if the Third Circuit Court accepts to hear the appeal "en banc." That would allow a full court rather than a select panel of the judges to hear the appeal.
Kaplan also provided the names of the nine former players who filed Thursday's appeal: Cleo Miller, Judson Flint, Elmer Underwood, Vincent Clark, Ken Jones, Fred Smerlas, Jim Rourke, Lou Piccone and James Wilkins.
Last week, a federal appeals court upheld the set...

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