10 former players are suing the NFL’s disability benefit program, commissioner Roger Goodell and the disability board (1 Viewer)

[fatness]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/sport/nfl-lawsuit-disability-claims-spt-intl/index.html

This seems to be the crux of their case:

It accuses the disability board of not hiring neutral physicians to carry out assessments of players’ injuries, saying these were “biased.” The lawsuit alleges a correlation between the amount of money paid to physicians and the likelihood a player’s claim would be denied.

In the period between March 31, 2019, and April 1, 2020, 4.5% of players were found to be totally and permanently disabled by physicians paid more than $210,000, said the lawsuit.
Conversely, in the same period, 30% were found to be disabled by physicians paid $54,000-$60,000.

 

[ghostguy123]

Maybe the cheap doctors suck at their jobs? A doctor making 60 grand seems odd.

 

[Bracie Smathers]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/sport/nfl-lawsuit-disability-claims-spt-intl/index.html
This seems to be the crux of their case:

It accuses the disability board of not hiring neutral physicians to carry out assessments of players’ injuries, saying these were “biased.

From January 6 copied from the Damar Hamlin thread:

This is interesting.

Since the CTE settlement only 6.5% of claims have been paid when over 60% have an underlying diagnosis but have not been paid.

Hamlin has been in the league for 2 years, meaning he's not vested in the pension so if he doesn't play another down, he doesn't get another check.

We all saw it and know that it is possible that Hamlin may need extensive care for the remainder of his life.
The NFL makes a ton of money, they'll do the right thing and will take care of it.

Not so much.

The disability policy for the NFL.
Benefits for players requiring extensive care have been decreased from $22,000 a month to $4,000 a month. This is what a 'typical' elder care facility charges.

Only 15% of people who apply for disability benefits through Social Security are approved but even if Social Security deems a player to be permanently disabled the league has a private review board that seeks to deny benefits even if Social Security decrees that the player to be permanently disabled.

Additionally, the league has changed pension benefits out where players are not eligible for benefits until age 55 and have decreased those benefits from $5,600 a month to only $3,000 a month.

Side note, the owner who forced those changes into the bargaining agreement has a net worth of over $7 billion.
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[massraider]

Maybe the cheap doctors suck at their jobs? A doctor making 60 grand seems odd.

Maybe the honest doctors don't get paid by the NFL

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

The NFL is so dumb. They’ve butchered their game and continue to make the same mistake they’ve been making for 30 years- lying to their workforce all while raking in hundred of billions of dollars.

 

[rockaction]

The NFL is just flat greedy. These franchises are cash cows for men already motivated by money and they're tarnishing their own brand and sport.

 

[Ruffrodys05]

I don't find this lawsuit surprising in the least.

 

[Sarlakticacid]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/sport/nfl-lawsuit-disability-claims-spt-intl/index.html
This seems to be the crux of their case:

It accuses the disability board of not hiring neutral physicians to carry out assessments of players’ injuries, saying these were “biased.

From January 6 copied from the Damar Hamlin thread:

This is interesting.

Since the CTE settlement only 6.5% of claims have been paid when over 60% have an underlying diagnosis but have not been paid.

Hamlin has been in the league for 2 years, meaning he's not vested in the pension so if he doesn't play another down, he doesn't get another check.

We all saw it and know that it is possible that Hamlin may need extensive care for the remainder of his life.
The NFL makes a ton of money, they'll do the right thing and will take care of it.

Not so much.

The disability policy for the NFL.
Benefits for players requiring extensive care have been decreased from $22,000 a month to $4,000 a month. This is what a 'typical' elder care facility charges.

Only 15% of people who apply for disability benefits through Social Security are approved but even if Social Security deems a player to be permanently disabled the league has a private review board that seeks to deny benefits even if Social Security decrees that the player to be permanently disabled.

Additionally, the league has changed pension benefits out where players are not eligible for benefits until age 55 and have decreased those benefits from $5,600 a month to only $3,000 a month.

Side note, the owner who forced those changes into the bargaining agreement has a net worth of over $7 billion.
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Here's the scary side of the Damar Hamlin story nobody but
@Gbush91
wants to talk about.

LINK

Thank You, read this in the other thread but couldn’t remember where. Has been rattling around in my head since reading

 

[Bri]

The NFL (seems to) believes they did (more than) their due diligence on concussions and notified everyone about the risk.
Congress asked about waivers and disability and no red flags were thrown.

Tell me about those warnings on pill commercials and waivers and known risk. I don't at all know how this stuff works after the warning and waivers.

Players have an NFLPA retirement fund that they do receive money from and there is disability mentioned-idk if they receive money, I assume so.

Where's union versus employer responsibility here?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Voting against Roger Goodell, you can count me IN

 

[Chaka]

The NFL is so dumb. They’ve butchered their game and continue to make the same mistake they’ve been making for 30 years- lying to their workforce all while raking in hundred of billions of dollars.

Not sure "dumb" is the appropriate term.

 

[Chaka]

Voting against Roger Goodell, you can count me IN

There's no vote Cruiser.

 

[Bracie Smathers]

It accuses the disability board of not hiring neutral physicians to carry out assessments of players’ injuries, saying these were “biased.” The lawsuit alleges a correlation between the amount of money paid to physicians and the likelihood a player’s claim would be denied.

In the period between March 31, 2019, and April 1, 2020, 4.5% of players were found to be totally and permanently disabled by physicians paid more than $210,000, said the lawsuit.
Conversely, in the same period, 30% were found to be disabled by physicians paid $54,000-$60,000.

10 former players are suing the NFL’s disability benefit program, commissioner Roger Goodell and the disability board​

Joe Pompliano
@JoePompliano
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will sign a multiyear extension next week, per
@AdamSchefter
. A 2020 NY Times report revealed Goodell was making $63.9 million per year & he has reportedly made ~$500M since becoming commissioner in '06. That's more than any NFL player in history.