PHILADELPHIA — The N.F.L. and retired players passed a major milestone on Monday when the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit here unambiguously upheld a district court’s approval of a settlement that could give players with severe neurological conditions as much as $5 million each.
The decision will make it much harder for the several dozen players who objected to the deal to continue appealing the case.
Even so, several steps must be cleared before retired players receive any money and the case is concluded. Here are a few questions that remain.