Former NFLers Claim League 'Dealt' Drugs to Mask Pain
By KATIE MOISSE
May 20, 2014
In the latest lawsuit against the NFL, eight retired players say they were illegally “dealt” drugs by team doctors and trainers to play through dangerous injuries.
The 85-page class action suit, filed today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claims that the players were fed a “constant diet of pills to deal with the pain” instead of being offered proper treatments and time to heal.
“The NFL has illegally and unethically substituted pain medications for proper health care to keep the NFL’s tsunami of dollars flowing,” according to the lawsuit. “With its priority on profit, the NFL places a premium on return to play to the detriment of a player’s health. The time has come for that to stop.”
The suit describes the “post-game ritual” of trainers handing out painkillers and sleeping aids “to be washed down by beer.” Lawyers for the league “have not had an opportunity to review” the lawsuit, ESPN reported.
The players are seeking financial compensation for chronic injuries, financial losses, pain, suffering and mental anguish, according to the suit.
Here are their stories. http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/nflers-claim-league-dealt-drugs-mask-pain/story?id=23801671
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So glad they prevent them from shooting that deadly marijuana.
By KATIE MOISSE
May 20, 2014
In the latest lawsuit against the NFL, eight retired players say they were illegally “dealt” drugs by team doctors and trainers to play through dangerous injuries.
The 85-page class action suit, filed today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claims that the players were fed a “constant diet of pills to deal with the pain” instead of being offered proper treatments and time to heal.
“The NFL has illegally and unethically substituted pain medications for proper health care to keep the NFL’s tsunami of dollars flowing,” according to the lawsuit. “With its priority on profit, the NFL places a premium on return to play to the detriment of a player’s health. The time has come for that to stop.”
The suit describes the “post-game ritual” of trainers handing out painkillers and sleeping aids “to be washed down by beer.” Lawyers for the league “have not had an opportunity to review” the lawsuit, ESPN reported.
The players are seeking financial compensation for chronic injuries, financial losses, pain, suffering and mental anguish, according to the suit.
Here are their stories. http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/nflers-claim-league-dealt-drugs-mask-pain/story?id=23801671
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So glad they prevent them from shooting that deadly marijuana.
