Category: Sports Injuries
DarrasLaw Sports Links
Posted November 24, 2020
Over the last 12 months, the nature of professional and amateur sports has changed in a way few could foresee. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, America’s economy was roaring, unemployment was below 4% and the NCAA’s budget was huge. Now, the sports world has changed radically, and the ripple effect is immense. Frank N. Darras […]
Frank N. Darras Featured Speaker at Ole Miss “Inspire Him” Series
Posted November 9, 2020
Attorney Frank N. Darras spoke to the University of Mississippi for their “Inspire Him” Series on an Entertainment and Sports panel titled “Lights, X-Rays, Fractures” where he discussed how collegiate athletes can use disability policies to protect their futures (physical and financial). This is an enlightening and powerful video, please take a look. Watch Video […]
Frank Darras Speaks at University of Mississippi Entertainment and Sports Panel
Posted October 22, 2020
Frank N. Darras is a featured speaker at the University of Mississippi School of Law’s Entertainment & Sports Law Society on Monday, October 26. He is on a panel titled “Lights, X-Rays, Fractures” and will discuss how athletes can and should use disability policies to protect their futures. Mr. Darras is sought after throughout the […]
Frank Darras Interviewed by ESPN’s Tennessee Titans Reporter
Posted October 11, 2020
Frank Darras was interviewed by ESPN’s Tennessee Titans reporter Turron Davenport on the state of the NFL’s response to COVID-19, the outbreak on the Titans, the players options for disability insurance and more. https://open.spotify.com/episode/31SBgy3kIgd2v1mpVX3UNK?si=w4gRCQs1SQOr-wziRwLhHQ&utm_source=copy-link
Frank Darras authored an article for Law360 titled “NCAA’s Broken Athlete Eligibility Rules Need To Change”
Posted April 17, 2020
Frank Darras authored an article for Law360 titled “NCAA’s Broken Athlete Eligibility Rules Need To Change” which analyzes how the NCAA’s arcane rules on amateurism must change. The organization announced hundreds of millions of dollars in program cuts that will impact every school, every sport, every athlete nation-wide. Without significant changes, such as allowing athletes […]
Frank Darras Interviewed By Dr. SEC, College Radio Personality
Posted April 15, 2020
Frank Darras was interviewed by Dr. SEC, a college radio personality who appears on Yahoo! Sports Radio 730 AM. Mr. Darras discussed student-athletes and how college athletes can/should have a greater ability to support themselves financially, especially in the midst of the massive funding cuts by the NCAA. Listen here:
Loss of Value Insurance and Your Division I Athletes: What Colleges and Universities Need to Know
Posted April 19, 2018
Loss of Value (LOV) insurance is a little-known type of disability insurance designed to protect the future of elite, first-, second- or third-round draft picks. LOV specifically covers a student-athlete’s anticipated rookie contract value. Universities can arrange for the player or his family to purchase LOV insurance policies, which may kick in to supplement that […]
Remembering Rob Kelly: CTE as a Long-Term Disability
Posted April 17, 2018
We Help Disability Claimants Suffering From Traumatic Brain Injuries As the school year approaches, children are preparing for fall sports. For years, football was a staple of late summer fun. Whether it was varsity training camp or flag football, many kids have played football since elementary school. Rob Kelly was one such kid. This former […]
Tackling Disability Claims Involving Concussions
Posted November 1, 2017
Football season welcomes stadiums, bars and homes as they fill up with fans eager for the kind of knockdown, drag-out action that can only come from the gridiron. Football enthusiasts cheer their favorites and jeer their rivals, both for their crushing tackles. What is becoming more difficult to overlook is the long-term effects of those […]
Three Reasons Why Athlete Disability Claims Get Denied
Posted August 9, 2016
Long term individual disability insurance, free agent drop-in-slot protection, and loss of endorsement coverage are necessary to protect an athlete’s future income in the event of a permanent, career-ending sickness or injury. However, like claimants from all other professions, many athletes struggle and don’t collect their disability insurance benefits. Insurance companies look for each and […]