The NFL has agreed a $765 million settlement of a lawsuit brought by former players over claims relating to concussions suffered while playing.
The figures need to be agreed in the courts and do not include legal fees for what has been a mammoth case with potential implications for any sport in which contact between players is made.
The vast sums involved in the sport would dwarf what is the norm within Irish sport but the area of concussion is one that has been raised in rugby and gaelic games before.
Sports governing bodies and law firms will want to take a little time to consider the terms of the settlement which we bring you here via Darren Heitner, a US Lawyer and contributor to Forbes.com
The players and families will receive $675 million and an additional $75 million is being put towards baseline medical exams, with $10 million being put into research to ensure better protection in the future.
The NFL have not admitted liability, nor that the injuries claimed were as a result of football but the payment and future improvements are a victory for those who took the suit.
They include the family of Ray Easterling, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons who filed the first suit in 2011 but later took his own life.
Read Darren Heitner’s breakdown of the proposed settlement here.
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