Philadelphia - Seven former NFL players continue in Philadelphia in connection with head injuries, in the first class of its kind in professional sports.
The players have accused the league of having failed in their attempt to protect their health, and trying to hide the links between football and concussions.
Among them is the former quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles and Double Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon, who claims to have played despite five concussions during his career and feels now "dizzy" while walking.
The continuation also accuses the NFL of negligence and willful misconduct in connection with headaches, dizziness, and dementia, some players are met.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, asks for prolonged medical care and funds to pay for injured players.
The spokesman of the NFL Brian McCarthy said the league will oppose vigorously the allegations.
The lawyer Larry Coben, of Philadelphia, said that one of its customers could lose his home because of health problems.
Seventy-five players have sued the NFL retirement last month in Los Angeles, arguing that the league since the 1920s knew the harmful effects of concussions on health. It would, however, minimized them with players, coaches, therapists as well as amateurs until June 2010. The continuation also mentions the name of the manufacturer Riddell helmets, the official retailer of the NFL, as a defendant.
However, the lawsuit filed in federal court in Philadelphia is the first to start a class action, and includes any person who has played in the NFL and who suffered a concussion or head injury.
The players have accused the league of having failed in their attempt to protect their health, and trying to hide the links between football and concussions.
Among them is the former quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles and Double Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon, who claims to have played despite five concussions during his career and feels now "dizzy" while walking.
The continuation also accuses the NFL of negligence and willful misconduct in connection with headaches, dizziness, and dementia, some players are met.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, asks for prolonged medical care and funds to pay for injured players.The spokesman of the NFL Brian McCarthy said the league will oppose vigorously the allegations.
The lawyer Larry Coben, of Philadelphia, said that one of its customers could lose his home because of health problems.
Seventy-five players have sued the NFL retirement last month in Los Angeles, arguing that the league since the 1920s knew the harmful effects of concussions on health. It would, however, minimized them with players, coaches, therapists as well as amateurs until June 2010. The continuation also mentions the name of the manufacturer Riddell helmets, the official retailer of the NFL, as a defendant.
However, the lawsuit filed in federal court in Philadelphia is the first to start a class action, and includes any person who has played in the NFL and who suffered a concussion or head injury.
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