Has been my life and football has been kind to me, said former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett, one of at least 10 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who filed suit since 2011. When I signed up for this, I didn know some of the repercussions. I did know I could get injured, but I didn know about my head or the trauma or the things that could happen to me later on in life.It was Gustafson who signed last week brief requesting approval of a settlement that would establish a $42 million good fund and an independent licensing agency to oversee future publicity rights of retired players. According to the settlement brief, the common fund is not intended to pay any individual class member for the misappropriation of his image, but would disburse money to thirdparty charities providing health, insurance and career transition services to retired NFL players. Plaintiffs lawyers would receive a total of $7.7 million under the proposed agreement..

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