The NFL Concussion Settlement Is Pure Evil

The NFL Concussion Settlement Is Pure Evil
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 08: Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker (83) after getting a concussion on a hard hit in the second quarter. The Denver Broncos take on the Tennessee Titans at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on December 8, 2013. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 08: Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker (83) after getting a concussion on a hard hit in the second quarter. The Denver Broncos take on the Tennessee Titans at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on December 8, 2013. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Ken McClain figured the National Football League was preparing to screw his clients. Question was, just how badly?

A Kansas City-based attorney, McClain represents two dozen former professional football players in their mid-30s to 60s whom he says suffer from depression, impulsivity, and other life-altering symptoms of brain damage—damage presumably accumulated during years of on-the-job helmet-knocking. In theory, all of them ought to be covered by the proposed NFL concussion lawsuit settlement; a multimillion dollar class action agreement that promises to compensate ailing retirees and is moving toward final approval in federal court.

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