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Black ex-NFL players see bias in payouts - jonnyss - 08-27-2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/sports/football/nfl-concussion-racial-bias.html

apparently the nfl is using different cognitive scales for white and black players. in effect, if black, you have to score lower on the tests to qualify for post-concussion disability because blacks are expected to be dumber. 

see also

https://wtop.com/national/2020/08/lawyers-nfl-concussion-awards-discriminate-against-blacks/


Davenport, 41, who played for the Steelers, Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts from 2002-2008, said he suffered more than 10 concussions, including one that broke his eye socket and left him unconscious. He was approved for an award until the NFL appealed, asking that his test results be recalculated using racial norms, Smith said. By that measurement, his claim would fail.

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lex24 - lex24 - 08-27-2020

(08-27-2020, 06:27 AM)jonnyss Wrote:  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/sports/football/nfl-concussion-racial-bias.html

apparently the nfl is using different cognitive scales for white and black players. in effect, if black, you have to score lower on the tests to qualify for post-concussion disability because blacks are expected to be dumber. 

see also

https://wtop.com/national/2020/08/lawyers-nfl-concussion-awards-discriminate-against-blacks/


Davenport, 41, who played for the Steelers, Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts from 2002-2008, said he suffered more than 10 concussions, including one that broke his eye socket and left him unconscious. He was approved for an award until the NFL appealed, asking that his test results be recalculated using racial norms, Smith said. By that measurement, his claim would fail.

Taking what an attorney advocating for his client says to the press as “true” is a fools errand. There is undoubtedly much more to this.

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