What do y'all think of the lawsuit the NFL players are bringing against the NFL

[volsboy]

in regards to prescribing painkillers. I feel that the players knew what they were getting into. Most of them would have smacked a doctor for telling them they couldn't play that week. They did what they needed to play. Now they want to sue the NFL for things they were implicit in condoning. It is the culture of the NFL. I feel it is a money grab for the ex-players. They were paid well for the sacrifices they made. I never hear any of the ex-players taking any responsibility for any of this. How many of them said no I won't take that?

[droner]

I'm with the players on the concussion issue. I have mixed feelings on the drug issue. I think that players knew what they were taking. If some guy just insisted on being given a drug so that he could play, that's his assumption of risk.  But also I expect many players were afraid of losing their jobs if they didn't take certain drugs so that they could play. If teams were putting pressure on them to do whatever it took in order to play, that might cause me to look at the player's position in a more favorable light.

After all, I did see North Dallas Forty. 

[73Volgrad]

If as one player claims that he had a broken leg and they waited until after the season to tell him, they deserve to be sued.  I think all that money the league has given to owners may be about to be directed elsewhere. I would be talking settlement and long-term health care. Quickly.

[Tnphil]

I got shots in my toe...my ankle...my shoulder...my knee...my elbow at one time or another. I think I'll join this 'Give me something, you OWE me something' lawsuit....even though I didn't make millions like these players did. Come to think about it I was in college and didn't get paid a dime.  Good grief, the dumbing down of America continues!!

[BanditVol]

If as one player claims that he had a broken leg and they waited until after the season to tell him, they deserve to be sued.  I think all that money the league has given to owners may be about to be directed elsewhere. I would be talking settlement and long-term health care. Quickly.

It seems to me then, that it would make more sense to let individuals sue and not do the class action.  But I am not an attorney...maybe it has a greater chance of success that way.   But if, as posted above, one player was not told he had a broken leg, then that case would seem to have more merit.  I don't know how the league or courts then go about sorting out who has a legal grievance vs. those just trying to "cash in".   They did have a process to sort through that for concusions though, so I guess it could work again.

On the whole, I am inclined to believe that the majority of the players knew what they were doing.