The legal aspect of this case is a number of former players are suing the NFL on the basis of a prior knowledge of the potential brain issues and resulting conditions. There are over 1500 former players in the suit and the number keeps growing.
One very interesting part of this argument hasn’t been talked about very much. Follow me here. Gregg Williams, former Defensive Coordinator for the Saints and somewhat current DC for the Rams was suspended recently fir his bounty programs used in the past. While he was in New Orleans, he ran a program that rewarded players for certain types of play. This breaks a big rule in the NFL. There have been more suspensions, but Gregg’s is the longest, indefinite. Now, listen to this clip, which is NOT safe for work, and hear how Gregg Williams clearly calls for hurting players, but more so than just a hard hit. Why does this tape exist? Well, a filmmaker is documenting the very physical nature of football and exploring a former Saints player that now has ALS, Lou Gehrig’s syndrome. He had permission to be there and made this audio available for the public and the NFL. The connection is that the type of play Williams advocates for is what causes some brain diseases. The clip now really comes full circle because it was used to implicate Williams and help get himself suspended, hopefully forever.
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-05-03/worldsport/sport_nfl-lawsuit_1_concussions-deceased-nfl-players-player-safety?_s=PM:WORLDSPORT
http://theusof.com/2012/04/tru-dat-gregg-williams-saints-audio-bountygate-pay-for-pain/
http://www.bu.edu/cste/about/what-is-cte/
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