Playas gonna play, ballers gonna ball, and injured ballers gonna sue yo’ a$$!! Four former NFL players are suing the league over long-term injuries they say were caused by concussions they suffered as athletes. The suits were filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta on behalf of Jamal Lewis, Dorsey Levens, Fulton Kuykendall and Ryan E. Stewart. The men, all Fulton County residents, say they suffer from memory loss, headaches and sleeplessness as a result of multiple traumatic brain injuries during their careers. The suits allege that the NFL was negligent in its research of head injuries and concussions and downplayed the link between concussions and brain damage. The league also is accused of fraud for materially misrepresenting the risk to players, failing to warn them and not adequately protecting them. Here are a few details about the players involved Lewis, 32, a former running back for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns, concluded a 10-season career in 2009. The 10,000-yard rusher was born in Atlanta and attended Douglass High. Levens, 41, also a former running back, played 11 seasons, ending in 2003. He had stints with the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants after attending Georgia Tech. Former Falcons linebacker Kuykendall, 58, played with Atlanta from 1975 to ‘84 and spent the 1985 season with the San Francisco 49ers. Stewart, 38, played five seasons at safety for the Detroit Lions after his collegiate career at Georgia Tech. He is currently one half of the “Two Live Stews” sports talk radio team on Atlanta’s 790 the Zone. All of the former players are demanding a jury trial and seeking payment for medical expenses, past and future loss of earnings, general damages for pain and suffering, punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. Do you think these players have a legit case? Should the NFL be doing more to protect the players that make them so much money? Source More On Bossip! Vanessa Vs. The World: How Does The Former Mrs. Bryant Stack Up Against His Alleged Mistresses It’s Downhill From Here: Men That Had To Say Goodbye To The Best Things They’ll Ever Have Twitter Files: RihRih Rants Again! Singer Goes Off After Being Targeted By Racist Hotel Guest In Portugal Bricks, All White Bricks: The Craziest Celebrity Drug Busts Of All Time
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Lawsuits: 4 Ex-NFL Ballers Are Suing The League For Negligence In Post-Concussion Treatments
