75 Retired Players Sue NFL Over Concussions

A group of 75 NFL players has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles, claiming that the NFL knew about the effects concussions had on players since the 1920s. That's right -- since Red Grange and George Halas were playing for the Bears. From TMZ:According to the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ, the players and their wives claim, "The NFL knew as early as the 1920's 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 suit claims the NFL commissioned a study in 1994, titled "NFL Committee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" and published a report in 2004, concluding there was "no evidence of worsening injury or chronic cumulative effects" from multiple concussions.What's ridiculous about the "no evidence of worsening injury or chronic cumulative effects" statement is that b...