"A former Pitt football player claims in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Thursday that the university, NCAA, former Big East Conference, ACC and American Athletic Conference failed to protect football players from concussions."
"Chicago-based law firm Edelson PC has filed at least 43 class-action concussion lawsuits against the NCAA and Division I programs since May."
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As popular as it is today, this sport will soon meet it's demise. Well, maybe not soon, but it will not be around forever.
Edit: Recall the "Flying Wedge".
Concussed.
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Humperdink wrote:"A former Pitt football player claims in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Thursday that the university, NCAA, former Big East Conference, ACC and American Athletic Conference failed to protect football players from concussions."
"Chicago-based law firm Edelson PC has filed at least 43 class-action concussion lawsuits against the NCAA and Division I programs since May."
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/1126 ... a-football" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
As popular as it is today, this sport will soon meet it's demise. Well, maybe not soon, but it will not be around forever.
Edit: Recall the "Flying Wedge".
They say youth football enrollment is down 25% around Western Pennsylvania.
Last I heard the NCAA refused to cut down practices and other ideas to protect the players more.