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NFL agrees to drop race bias in concussion claims – BBC News
Former black players have had to sometimes show greater cognitive decline than white counterparts to qualify for compensation.
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The NFL has said it will stop settling concussion lawsuits using a race-based formula that assumes black players have lower cognitive function than whites.
America’s top-flight football league also pledged to review previous brain injury claims that have been settled via the practice known as race-norming.
Two black players have filed a civil rights lawsuit over the practice.
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