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In December, Judge William Alsup dismissed a lawsuit brought by former players against the NFL claiming that team doctors urged players to use prescription painkillers to mask pain that might have kept them on the field without proper explanation of the risks involved with such medication.
Alsup ruled that the Collective Bargaining Agreement covered such a grievance and that “these benefits may not have been perfect but they have been uniform across all clubs and not left to the vagaries of state common law.” Alsup also suggested that the claims should be made against teams and not the league.