February 9, 2015
by Dan Sager
The league is close to settling on a $1 billion settlement in federal court that will help retired players, but some argue the incentives provided in the deal are unsatisfactory.
With the NFL earning a seemingly endless supply of criticisms over its treatment of concussions and the effects of professional football post retirement, the league has finally seemed to take a step in the right direction, as the NFL is set to finalize a $1 billion settlement to pay former players.
The settlement, despite being aimed towards providing much-needed care to former employees of one of the world's most profitable corporations, has been deemed insufficient, according to Mary-Claire Dale of the Associated Press.
Several notable concerns regarding the finalization of the deal include displeasure with the amount of money paid to former players, the conditions for families receiving aid being too murky and no future payouts for sufferers of CTE - chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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