CHICAGO -- Simon Cvijanovic hopes his recent settlement with the University of Illinois causes other college football players to take action if they think their health has been mismanaged.
Cvijanovic, a former Illinois offensive lineman who will receive $250,000 from the school to compensate for injuries and medical expenses he sustained while playing there, wants to start a nonprofit organization to advocate for players in similar situations. His series of Twitter posts in 2015 sparked an investigation at Illinois that led to the dismissals of football coach Tim Beckman and athletic director Mike Thomas.