Former UCLA offensive tackle John Lopez has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the school, former head coach Jim Mora and the NCAA.
Per TMZ Sports, Lopez said in the lawsuit he attempted suicide through a combination ofover-the-counter and prescription medications in 2016 as the result of repeated concussions he suffered in practices during his three years with the program.
Lopez alleges Mora and the coaching staff rushed him back onto the field after suffering his first two concussions during practice in August 2013 and August 2014. He described the drills after his second injury as "unnecessarily brutal.