Anyone familiar with football knows it’s a game of big hits. The repercussions of those hits years after they took place, however, is an issue retired football players want brought to light.

On July 19, seventy-five plaintiffs files a mass action in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles for later-life cognitive injury from multiple concussions received during play in the NFL. These concussions, plaintiffs allege, were either improperly treated or not treated at all.

It wasn’t until June of 2010, that the NFL acknowledged concussions can lead to dementia, memory loss, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), and other symptoms. These plaintiffs have suffered multiple concussions, many returning to play with little or no medical guidance.

The NFL’s own Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee wasn’t founded until 1994. It’s chair was a rheumatologist with no certification regarding brain injuries or concussions.

This same committee concluded in 2006, after looking at five years of data, that because a significant number of players returned to play within a week, that "mild TBIs in professional football are not serious injuries."

A year earlier, a study by the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes found that NFL players who suffered multiple concussions were significantly more likely to suffer mild cognitive impairment and memory loss than players who did not have concussions.

Learn more about Football Concussion Injuries.

Since 2007, Attorney Jason Luckasevic has been actively investigating and exploring cases for retired NFL players. To have your case evaluated by Jason Luckasevic or John Tierney, please contact them at 1-800-471-3980 or by emailing Jason.