Ex-NFL Players File Civil Suit against Kansas City Chiefs

Five former players for the Kansas City Chiefs are suing the professional football franchise for alleged brain injuries they suffered during their careers, jumping through a unique loophole in Missouri law that allows them to avoid workers' compensation exclusivity before it closes on Jan. 1. The allegations of former defense team members Alexander Louis Cooper, Leonard Griffin, Christopher Martin, Joseph Phillips and Kevin Porter against the Chiefs are similar to the consolidated claims of the some 4,500 former players who sued the National Football League and earlier this year obtai...