In a separate filing, they have asked that the NFL pay damages to Black ex-players who were subjected to the illegal practice. The two players have asked the federal court overseeing the settlement to make clear that the NFL cannot use harmful "race-normed" scores when assessing eligibility for retiree benefits. This "race-norming," which is not required by the NFL-sponsored settlement agreement, has made it much more difficult for Black retirees to receive compensation for cognitive impairment under the settlement – undercutting one of the main purposes of the deal. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - In a lawsuit filed today in federal court in Philadelphia, two Black NFL retirees, Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport, claim that the NFL deliberately manipulated ex-players' "cognitive function" test scores in a way that made it less likely that Black ex-players would receive benefits under the landmark 2016 concussion settlement.ĭavenport, who played seven years for the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts, and Henry, who played 8 years for the Pittsburgh Steelers, say that the NFL violated federal law in processing claims under the settlement by using different sets of data for Black and White players.
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