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(This story has been posted on The Wall Street Journal Online's Law Blog at http://blogs.wsj.com/law/.)

By Ashby Jones

For several years now, it's been nothing but sunny skies for the National Football League, which has emerged as

the undisputed king of the U.S. sports landscape.

But the league has hit a rough patch. Labor problems have put the upcoming season into jeopardy. And now

comes another bit of unwelcome news in the shape of a lawsuit filed by 75 former players, alleging the league

intentionally withheld knowledge of the damaging effects of concussions for 90 years. Click here for the story,

from ESPN; here for the AP story.

According to the story, the suit (complaint not yet available) was filed in California state court in Los Angeles. It

alleges that "the NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the harmful effects on a player's brain of concussions;

however, until June of 2010 they concealed these facts from coaches, trainers, players and the public."

The group includes former Pro Bowlers Mark Duper of the Miami Dolphins and Rodney Hampton of the New York

Giants. Former Super Bowl MVP Ottis Anderson also is named in the lawsuit.

Helmet maker Riddell also is a defendant.

The lawsuit alleges that the NFL did not admit that multiple concussions can affect memory and cause dementia

and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) until 2010.

League spokesman Greg Aiello issued a statement Tuesday saying the NFL has not "seen the complaint but would

vigorously contest any claims of this kind."

CTE is a degenerative brain condition that has been linked to the deaths of several former NFL players, including

former Chicago Bear Dave Duerson and former Cincinnati Bengal Chris Henry.

All of the players named in the suit claim they have suffered injuries due to multiple concussions.

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Subject: Professional football; Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Concussion; Sports injuries

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Publication title: Dow Jones Institutional News; New York

Publication year: 2011

Publication date: Jul 20, 2011

Publisher: Dow Jones &Company Inc

Place of publication: New York

Country of publication: United States, New York

Publication subject: Business And Economics

Source type: Wire Feeds

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 2151407170

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