The 3,798 former players suing the National Football League over brain injuries they allegedly sustained in the course of their careers on Wednesday urged a federal judge in Philadelphia not to throw out their claims.The players insist that the NFL had a duty "as the central authority over professional football" to protect players from "unreasonable harm," which stands apart from whatever obligations the NFL had under the terms of its collective bargaining agreements with its players.The NFL, however, casts the players' consolidated lawsuits – some 170 and counting – as part of...
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