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NFL sued by former players for illegally supplying drugs and painkillers

2014-05-22 74 Dailymotion

Check out our official website: http://us.tomonews.net/<br />Check out our Android app: http://goo.gl/PtT6VD<br />Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f<br /><br />----------------------------------------­----------------------------------------­----------------<br /><br />Eight former NFL players filed a lawsuit against the league on Tuesday, saying it illegally supplied them with narcotics and painkillers that led to addiction and long-term medical complications. <br /><br />The lawsuit names eight players, including three members of the 1985 NFL champion Chicago Bears: Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Dent, offensive lineman Keith Van Horne and quarterback Jim McMahon. The lawyers are looking for class-action status, and they say more than 500 other former players have signed on to the lawsuit. <br /><br />The suit says the NFL handed out painkillers, anti-inflammatories and sleep meds like it was Halloween in order to get injured players back on the field as quickly as possible, regardless of the long-term health concerns. <br /><br />Bears QB Jim McMahon says he suffered a broken neck and ankle but rather than sit out, he was given drugs and pushed back on the field. Oh yeah, and he was popping 100 Percocet a month. <br /><br />Bears offensive lineman Keith Van Horne played an entire season on a broken leg and wasn't told about the injury for five years. As players retired, so did their drug connect. <br />The suit claims the NFL unethically substituted pain meds for proper health care to keep the NFL's tsunami of dollars flowing.<br />NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in Atlanta for the NFL's spring meetings, said, "Our attorneys have not seen the lawsuit and obviously I have been in meetings all day."<br /><br />----------------------------------------­----------------------------------------­----------<br /><br />Daily videos brought to you by THE Taiwanese Animators behind the infamous Tiger Woods animation. We got the funniest animations on the web to help you stay in-the-know on all the trending stories, so sit back, relax, and watch a few.<br /><br />Check out our Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nextmedia.gan<br />Check out our iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/tomonews/id633875353<br /><br />Visit our channel for your daily dose of Taiwanese Animations:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/NMAWorldEdition<br /><br />Wish all your news was animated? Subscribe now:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAWorldEdition<br /><br />Can't get enough of Taiwanese animations? Connect with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/NMAtv<br />Twitter @nmatv http://www.twitter.com/nmatv<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/NMAtv<br />Web http://us.tomonews.net/category/lol

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