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60 Minutes+ reviewed 19 cases — provided by player’s attorneys — in which Black former NFL players were denied dementia payouts. In 17 of those cases, it appeared race norms had been used. https://t.co/G6tf5ZEltG
To qualify for a dementia payout from the NFL, former players must prove that they’ve suffered from cognitive decline. But testing was graded on a curve, known as a race norm, where Black players were assumed to have lower intelligence than White players. https://t.co/G6tf5ZEltG
Former NFL players and their attorneys say a landmark concussion settlement between the NFL and its former players had been implemented in a way that made it harder for Black players to get dementia payments. https://t.co/G6tf5ZEltG
“I certainly don't want [my wife] to have to worry about what to do with me. And then… her have to bury me and not have all the answers,” says former NFL player Leonard Marshall who still hasn’t received a payout from the NFL for his cognitive decline. https://t.co/G6tf5ZEltG
Earlier this year, the NFL vowed to stop using race norms– a practice where Black players are assumed to have lower intelligence than White players in evaluations of cognitive decline. https://t.co/G6tf5ZEltG
Former New York Giants player Leonard Marshall was diagnosed with dementia, early stage Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. But when Marshall filed a claim with the NFL under its concussion settlement, the league refused to pay him. https://t.co/G6tf5ZEltG