25 Players Sue NFL in Federal Court for Concussions

Twenty-five former football players sued the National Football League last week, in the latest of a wave of lawsuits against the league for allegedly failing to protect them from brain injuries.Former players filed two lawsuits against the NFL in Georgia and Florida federal courts. Among the plaintiffs are former Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis and St. Louis Rams offensive lineman Kyle Turley. Lewis and three other players filed the first suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia last Wednesday, in a case titled Lewis v. NFL. A group of 21 other players fil...