A senator says NFL efforts to address alleged racial bias in its concussion settlement program are falling short of what is owed to Black former player.
MORE: Clinicians fear NFL's concussion settlement program protocols discriminate against Black players
In February, ABC News uncovered emails between clinicians who evaluated former NFL players for compensation through the program, in which they contended they were all but required to apply race-based adjustments to players' cognitive test scores and expressed concerns that the league's protocols discriminate against Black players.
"The Parties anticipate that the ultimate implementation of a revised methodology will not require much, if any, action by Retired Players," wrote Brendon Plack, the league's senior vice president for public policy and government affairs.
"The NFL does not speak for me or the retired NFL player class, and their response to Senator Wyden does not reflect our position," Seeger said in a statement issued prior to the judge's order."At this point, the only agreement we have with the NFL is to eliminate the use of 'race norms' in the claims process going forward. No agreement has been reached on rescoring previously submitted claims, and the NFL's response to Senator Wyden misrepresents our position.
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