Earlier today, Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody announced in Philadelphia that the NFL and 4,500 former players had reached a settlement in the lawsuit accusing the NFL of not warning players of the risk and suppressing studies that showed damage to players.
I have written for months that this suit would never see the trial courtroom. This is because the NFL would have been compelled to reveal information that might have shown they knew of the risk involved with concussions and willingly chose to hide it from their own players.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell deserves praise for finally acknowledging through the settlement that the NFL has an obligation to try to protect the health and safety of players. He didn't create the years of denial on this issue, and has been part of the solution.