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(July 29)\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eThe NCAA agreed on Tuesday to help athletes with head injuries in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit that college sports' governing body touted as a major step forward but that critics say doesn't go nearly far enough.The...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eThe NCAA agreed on Tuesday to help athletes with head injuries in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit that college sports' governing body touted as a major step forward but that critics say doesn't go nearly far enough.\u003cbr/\u003eThe deal, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, calls for the NCAA to toughen return-to-play rules for players who receive head blows and create a $70 million fund to pay for thousands of current and former athletes to undergo testing to determine whether they suffered brain trauma while playing football and other contact sports. \u003cbr/\u003eA lead attorney for the plaintiffs who spearheaded nearly a year of talks culminating in the agreement said the provisions would ultimately improve players' safety and leave open the possibility of damage payments later.     \u003cbr/\u003e````I wouldn't say these changes solve the safety problems, but they do reduce the risks,'' Chicago attorney Joseph Siprut said. ````It's changed college sports forever.''\u003cbr/\u003eOthers strongly disagreed.\u003cbr/\u003eUnlike a proposed settlement in a similar lawsuit against the NFL, this deal does not set aside any money to pay players who suffered brain trauma. \u003cbr/\u003eInstead, athletes can sue individually for damages; the NCAA-funded tests that would gauge the extent of neurological injuries could establish grounds for doing just that. \u003cbr/\u003e\"One plaintiffs' attorney not involved in the negotiations called it a ````terrible deal'' that lets the NCAA off the hook far too easily. Jay Edelson called the agreement ````window dressing,'' saying the NCAA will be able to settle one-off suits for several thousand each. \u003cbr/\u003eHe estimated that a single, class-action damages settlement could have been worth $2 billion to players. \u003cbr/\u003e\"The big winners would be the plaintiffs' attorneys and the NCAA.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe settlement is primarily directed at men and women who participated in basketball, football, ice hockey, soccer, wrestling, field hockey and lacrosse. \u003cbr/\u003eThere is no cutoff date for when athletes must have played a designated sport at one of the more than 1,000 NCAA member schools to qualify for the medical exams. \u003cbr/\u003eThat means all athletes currently playing and those who participated decades ago could undergo the tests and potentially follow up with damage claims.\u003cbr/\u003eTuesday's filing serves as notice to the judge overseeing the case that the parties struck a deal. At a status hearing later in the day, U.S. District Judge John Lee said he wanted more time to consider whether to give the deal preliminary approval. \u003cbr/\u003eIf he does, affected athletes will have a chance to weigh in before Lee decides about granting a final OK.\u003cbr/\u003eThe NCAA, which admits no wrongdoing in the settlement and has denied understating the dangers of concussions, hailed the deal.\u003cbr/\u003eSiprut added that stricter rules and oversight should help ensure the viability of football by allaying fears of parents now inclined to not let their kids play. \u003cbr/\u003eTo keep the NCAA from having to hold unwieldy talks with multiple plaintiffs, 10 lawsuits filed nationwide were consolidated into the one case in Chicago, where the first lawsuit was filed in 2011.\u003cbr/\u003eThe lead plaintiff is Adrian Arrington, a former safety at Eastern Illinois. \u003cbr/\u003eHe said he endured five concussions while playing, some so severe he has said he couldn't recognize his parents afterward.\u003cbr/\u003eChicago, Illinois - 29 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Cutaway of lawyers newser in Federal Court lobby \u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Steve Berman/ Co-Lead Counsel for the Plaintiffs:  \u003cbr/\u003e\"Any student who's ever played from the inception of the NCAA up until the date of preliminary approval is covered. The period of coverage, is 50 years from the date of approval, 50 years forward.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Steve Berman/ Co-Lead Counsel for the Plaintiffs: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Number one, I think we're forcing a safer playing environment for kids going forward in the future. We're forcing the NCAA to adopt best practices, which every parent, everyone in the country should want for student athletes playing in the NCAA. And second, we're going to get out there and offer these tests and hopefully identify people who need help and give them the tools to go get that help. And that's important, that's a good goal and I'm glad we accomplished it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBloomington, Illinois - 29 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e5. Medium shot of Adrian Arrington watching TV with kids\u003cbr/\u003e6.  SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Adrian Arrington / Former NCAA player\u003cbr/\u003e\"When I was in school I was a strong safety most of the time it was a hard hitting position and I got a few concussions like some I never remembered about because I lost my memory and a few of them I got put back in the game at the same time like my last concussion my dad came and got me out of the game and told the coaches not to put me back in the game.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7.  Cutaway of Arrington playing with kids\u003cbr/\u003e8.  SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Adrian Arrington / Former NCAA player\u003cbr/\u003e\"My initial reaction was this has five years of waiting and I\"m really happy that I'm going to be able to help future players that might not have to go through the things that I had to go through in life.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Cutaway of Arrington watching football tapes\u003cbr/\u003eChicago, Illinois - 29 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e10.  SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Jay Edelson / Attorney\u003cbr/\u003e\"People that are really injured as a result of concussions get nothing out of this settlement. People who may have been injured and need testing are going to get very little out of this settlement. They're going to get--at the end of the day--the opportunity to fill out a questionnaire, then-based on a secret algorythm--they might be able to get some sort of test where essentially their co-pay will be reimbursed. We think very few people benefit from this settlement. The big winners would be the plaintiffs' attorneys and the NCAA.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11.  Medium of Attorney Joseph Siprut at his desk\u003cbr/\u003e12.  SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Joseph Siprut / Attorney: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I think that the settlement makes history. It changes college sports forever, nothing less quite frankly. The reason for that is because never before, in decades of the NCAA's existence, never before has there been a mandatory enforcement of return to play guidelines. For decades the NCAA has not done anything to address the issue and even now, absent this settlement, theres no requirement that member schools have a particular set of guidelines. They're are all just kind of doing their own thing \u003cbr/\u003e13. Cutaway of Siprut at his desk\u003cbr/\u003e14.  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