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FILE In this Oct. 7, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama, left, looks towards quarterback Jim McMahon, wearing headband, as he honors the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champion Chicago Bears football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. A group of retired NFL players says in a lawsuit that the league illegally supplied them with risky painkillers that numbed their injuries and led to medical complications. Attorney Steven Silverman says his firm filed the lawsuit Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in federal court in San Francisco. The eight named plaintiffs include Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Dent and quarterback Jim McMahon. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Josh Huff Womens Jersey File)
WASHINGTON A group of retired NFL players says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the league, thirsty for profits, illegally supplied them with risky narcotics and other painkillers that numbed their injuries for games and led to medical complications down the road.
The league obtained and administered the drugs illegally, without prescriptions and without warning players of their potential side effects, to speed the return of injured players to the field and maximize profits, the lawsuit alleges. Players say they were never told about broken legs and ankles and instead were fed pills to mask the pain. One says that instead of surgery, he was given anti inflammatories and skipped practices so he could play in money making games. And others say that after years of free pills from the NFL, they retired from the league addicted to the painkillers. District Court in San Francisco, and a copy was shared with The Associated Press ahead of the filing.
The lawsuit comes on the heels of a landmark case that accused the league of www.eaglesnflofficialauthentic.com/authentic-jordan-matthews-jersey.html concealing known risks from players’ concussions. The NFL settled that case for $765 million last year. No blame was assessed and players received no punitive damages.
The drug lawsuit names eight players, including three members of the NFL champion 1985 Chicago Bears: Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Dent, offensive lineman Keith Van Horne, and quarterback Jim McMahon. Lawyers seek class action status, and they say in the filing that more than 500 other former players have signed on to the lawsuit.
McMahon says in the lawsuit that he suffered a broken neck and ankle during his career but rather than sitting out, he received medications and was pushed back on to the field. Team doctors and trainers never told him about the injuries, according to the lawsuit.
McMahon also became addicted to painkillers, at one point taking more than 100 Percocet pills per month, even in the offseason, the lawsuit says. Team employed doctors and trainers illegally administered the drugs, the lawsuit alleges, because they didn’t get prescriptions, keep records or explain side effects.
Van Horne played an entire season on a broken leg and wasn’t told about the injury for five years, "during which time he was fed a constant diet of pills to deal with the pain," the lawsuit says.
Among the eight named plaintiffs, six were also plaintiffs in concussion related litigation, including McMahon and Van Horne.
The latest lawsuit seeks an injunction creating an NFL funded testing and monitoring program to help prevent addiction and injuries and disabilities related to the use of painkillers. It also seeks unspecified financial damages.
"The NFL knew of the debilitating effects of these drugs on all of its players and callously ignored the players’ long term health in its obsession to return them to play," Steven Silverman, attorney for the players, said. His Baltimore firm, www.eaglesnflofficialauthentic.com/authentic-marcus-smith-jersey.html Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin and White, also represents former National Hockey League players in a concussion related lawsuit.
Former offensive lineman Jeremy Newberry describes lining up in the San Francisco 49ers’ locker room with other players to receive powerful anti inflammatory injections in their buttocks shortly before kickoff. Newberry played for San Francisco from 1998 2006, including one season in which played in every game but never practiced because of pain from his injuries, according to the lawsuit.
He retired in 2009, and because of the drugs he took while playing, he now suffers from renal failure, high blood pressure and violent headaches, the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit seeks class action status for any former players who received narcotic painkillers, anti inflammatories, local anesthetics, sleeping aids or other drugs without prescription, independent diagnosis, or warning about side effects or the dangers from Jaylen Watkins Kids Jersey mixing with other drugs.

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Ponzi schemesBad investmentsDivorce settlementsRunning a businessDo drugsHave too many childrenUsing the wrong advisorsToo much real estateDog fightingActing dumb Quite simply, many professional athletes are new to money a lot of money and don know how to manage it responsibly. But many of these reasons they blow their money show that they live their entire lives irresponsibly. From fathering multiple illegitimate kids to dogfighting, athletes are young, testosterone pumped, newly monied and on top of their games on the field but typically spiraling out of control off.
Current solutions Professional sports leagues and players associations are trying to help. Here one example.
Financial Advisors Program: The NFL Player Association launched the FAP in 2002. The players union created the program to protect players from unscrupulous people attempting to take advantage. The program screens financial advisors to make sure they clean from a regulatory standpoint (no nicks on the U4), have some experience, carry adequate insurance, and have proper licensing.
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Screening fail: Obviously, this is ineffective in stopping wanton financial fraud. So what if an advisor hasn been caught for bad behavior www.cowboysnflofficialauthentic.com/authentic-ben-gardner-jersey.html or a breach in fiduciary responsibility. It doesn mean he doesn participate in such behavior.
Advisors and firms also to blame: I understand that a 20 something star doesn want to hear about curbing spending and acting fiscally responsible. Yet, the firms representing these athletes are the same ones pitching illiquid investments in startups, restaurants, and real estate. Are these firms pitching these same investments to their graduate degreed, white, CEO clients? Don think so.
Societal mores: I hate to get philosophical about these things, but what does it say about our society that creates superstar pro athletes who literally piss away tens and hundreds of millions of dollars in a matter of a few years? I not against huge remuneration in a system that rewards superstardom. It just seems so wasteful knowing that these money would last longer if you smoked it. Think of the hungry just a small percentage of the money could feed.
Suggestions for Improvement Upgrade screening: This U4 screening is a sham. Instead, why not screen actual client portfolios to see Demarcus Lawrence Youth Jersey what the adviser is suggesting? What about fiduciary responsibility? Just because the client may not be responsible doesn mean that adviser can also chuck it out the window.
Different forms of pay packages: Libertarians will hate this suggestion but like the lottery gives winners different forms of payment, team owners can do the same thing. Something like you can take 100% of your salary for each year you play. When you retire after an average of 3 years, finito. Or, like a fixed annuity, take a certain percentage of your salary now and receive the rest in a form of a revenue stream for years to come.
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Incentives to give to charity: This is just a salvage what ever is left idea if nothing else works. If pro athletes and their advisors really are just hopeless, let create a system that somehow minimizes the waste. Incentivize athletes to give portions of their income to charitable causes. Lets not let everything go down the drain.
Get athletes back into the system: I don have the data but I have a gut feeling that those players who stick with their sport after their playing days are over fare better financially than those who don Get players involved, working with athletic organizations at the pro and college level. Keep them connected to a system that (mostly) rewards good behavior.
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