Tag: NFL

It’s difficult to discuss the possibility of a young, aspiring athlete losing a professional athletic career before it begins. Whether due to injury or illness, career-ending disabilities can and do happen to top-level Division I athletes, making it a very timely and necessary topic of discussion. With the right type of career-ending disability insurance, Division […]

In 1928, a complication was first described as “punch-drunk syndrome,” which is an affliction that boxers suffered from repeated blows to the head. More recently, evidence of the disease became more widespread, requiring further analysis of the signs and symptoms. for the condition designated as: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). CTE leads to progressive loss of […]

The NFL concussion lawsuit has evolved to include more money and plaintiffs than litigants envisioned just weeks ago. Learn why a federal judge refused to approve a $675 million settlement.

Quotes from the Show:

“Let’s remember, the NFL revenue this year is going to be 10 billion dollars. [The judge] hadn’t been convinced that the league had put up enough money to cover the lifespan of the deal.”

“A private disability policy is undoubtedly the best route for any pro player … to protect themselves,” says Frank N. Darras, disability lawyer to the pros. Football is a dangerous sport. Even as the league works to improve player safety through rule changes, serious injuries are a weekly occurrence. Consider the carnage of last Sunday: […]

The case for pro athletes to consider disability insurance could not be more ripe than it is right now. With all the information that has come out about concussions in the NFL and the longterm effects of a career of hard hits now coupled with the news that the Governor of California is limiting access […]

“There are diehard listeners who say, “[H]ey look, it’s a violent sport… you’re making large dollars to play in the NFL you’ve got to anticipate that with that comes problems. But, I don’t think that anybody anticipated that multiple hits to the head were going to cause concussion syndrome, encephalopathy, and other problems.” – Frank N. Darras

In 1980, there were only four men playing in the National Football League (NFL) that weighed 300 pounds or more. Today, over 300 active players weigh 300+ pounds. It’s a fact that in the past 30 years, professional football players have gotten bigger, faster and stronger.

“There are players who are 30 years old, have the rest of their lives ahead of them, are crippled with disability and the amount they made during one season in the NFL isn’t going to touch the avalanche of medical expenses,” explains Frank Darras. In the wake of the proposed NFL concussion lawsuit settlement, the […]

Last week’s settlement between the NFL and former players and their families was $765M. Surprisingly, instead of the subject of concussions and football becoming moot, it’s in the headlines and trending in social media and on newscasts nationwide. What is more interesting is that there is a lot of blame to go around. The NCAA […]

Football players are getting bigger and quicker, wisely observed radio show host Gary Poszik of Health, Wealth and Wellness on WGCV.net. The rules of the game are changing as are the way injuries are diagnosed and treated. Frank Darras noted that back in the 70s smelling salts were the cure for head injuries – a […]

A board jointly made up of NFL management and representatives from the players’ union has amassed a 60 percent denial rate for disability claims. As many as 3,000 former players are in some kind of contested benefits case with the National Football League, mostly in workers’ compensation cases. Former NFL Man of the Year Reggie […]