An investigation published by the Washington Post denounced deficiencies in the agreement of the NFL about the blows in the headwhich came into effect in 2015, and ensures that it does not “regularly” provide money or medical care to former players who suffer from dementia as a result of blows to the head.
The league of football American maintains that the agreement is being respected and highlights that it has paid close to 1.2 billion dollars to more than 1,600 former players and their families in seven years, the investigation reads.
The NFL agreed in this agreement to pay money to former players who suffered serious brain problems linked to the repeated blows received in their sports careers, as well as to create a national network of doctors to care for players with signs of dementia, according to the investigation by the Washington Post.
However the diary American assures that “the agreement does not typically provide money or medical care to players who suffer from dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE),” something that allows the NFL “save hundreds of millions of dollars, or more.”
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In the investigation it is read that the parameters established by the agreement of the NFL to diagnose dementia are more demanding compared to the standard definition of the United States and that several doctors told the Washington Post that, if they followed the definition of the American football league, they would not diagnose dementia in many patients.
One of the doctors interviewed, Carmela Tartaglia of the department of neurology at the University of Toronto, considered that the rule was written that way on purpose “just so that the NFL “It will save money.”
The Washington Post also claims that “at least fourteen players “They did not meet the requirements for access to compensation or medical care” and that after their death there was confirmation that they suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
The American newspaper reports that the lawyer for the NFLBrad Karp, questioned the conclusions of the Washington Post and maintained that the money paid for the agreement is a demonstration that it is managed “correctly.”
With information from EFE
2024-01-31 23:10:25
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