“The NFL agreed to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing that critics said made it difficult for Black retirees to qualify for awards in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed Wednesday in federal court.”
“The NFL had agreed in June, amid an uproar, to halt the use of race-norming, which assumes Black players start with lower cognitive function. That makes it harder to show they suffer from a mental deficit linked to their playing days.”
“The Black retirees will now have the chance to have their tests rescored or, in some cases, seek a new round of cognitive testing…”
(https://apnews.com/article/f9c8c931467c815099dce0ed42652379)
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy)
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