...requiring that retired black players score lower than whites on cognitive ability tests to get a payout from the brain injury settlement....
No need for me to comment. It speaks for itself....
No need for me to comment. It speaks for itself....
Black NFL players call for end of algorithm that assumes Black men have lower cognitive abilities
Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to...
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Former players who suffer dementia or other diagnoses can be eligible for a payout.
Under the settlement, however, the NFL has insisted on using a scoring algorithm on the dementia testing that assumes Black men start with lower cognitive skills. They must therefore score much lower than whites to show enough mental decline to win an award. The practice, which went unnoticed until 2018, has made it harder for Black former players to get awards.