The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied two petitions from groups of retired NFL players to review a class action settlement between the NFL and more than 20,000 retired NFL players over concussions and neurocognitive conditions. The denials mean that the settlement—which is expected to pay retired players, on average, around $190,000 and up to $5 million depending on those players’ ages, injuries and NFL experience—will go into effect as soon as March. Beginning in the spring, retired players who registered for benefits will receive those benefits. The NFL, which generates about $13 billion a year in revenue, is expected to pay out approximately $1 billion over the next 65 years to fund the settlement’s terms.
As expected, the Supreme Court denies review of NFL concussion settlement
