The US collegiate sport authority has offered to settle 10 lawsuits by former athletes who suffered concussions with a $70m medical fund, reports [s]BBC News[/s]. The money from the [b]National Collegiate Athletic Association[/b] would be used to test and diagnose current and former athletes who played within the past 50 years for the effects of head trauma. It would also tighten rules on returning to play after a concussion. The report says earlier in July, the [b]National Football League[/b] proposed to set aside more than $675m to compensate ex-players who had suffered long-term damage after playing the sport.
[link url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28548919]Full BBC News report[/link]
US concussion lawsuits settled
