NFL: How race-based formulas are interfering with concussion lawsuits

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The National Football League has promised it will no longer settle concussion lawsuits using race-based formulas that assume black players have lower cognitive function. Why was it using them to begin with?

In 2013, the NFL agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement with retirees who alleged their on-field concussions had given rise to brain injuries and cognitive disorders like dementia.

It has now awarded more than $856m (£600m) to compensate victims and pay for their medical exams.

But several former black players say they have received nothing in spite of their concussion-related diagnoses. The vast majority of NFL retirees