NFL using race to determine concussion settlements?
I mean, I know they were fiercely determined to hide the true effects of concussions, but if this is true, that's an entirely different level of malice.
N.F.L. Concussion Settlement Payouts Show Racial Bias, Black Players Say https://nyti.ms/31pNVeo
August 27th, 2020 at 1:35 PM ^
This should surprise no one.
August 27th, 2020 at 1:35 PM ^
I’m not surprised that I’m not surprised.
August 27th, 2020 at 1:54 PM ^
I am shocked that Putin is once again trying to sow racial and political division among Americans!
August 27th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
Because hammers were proven to be ineffective.
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August 27th, 2020 at 2:53 PM ^
But a bag of flaming poop was very effective.
August 27th, 2020 at 9:34 PM ^
Goddammit Frank
August 27th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
Hmmm... The NFL could well lose this case in court, and they are going to lose the battle of public opinion. That isn't even a question, actually - the back-tracking with Kaepernick has them starting off so poorly that I don't believe they can ever win the PR battle on this.
August 27th, 2020 at 2:54 PM ^
I'm also so tired, moody, and depressed. Where is the button that turns the 'sports' channel off?
August 27th, 2020 at 4:17 PM ^
Stop the dependence on viewing sports and start playing sports! Since COVID, I've lost 23 lbs, running several miles a week, swinging kettlebells, got 3rd place in the golf club championship. I'm the fucking star of sports in my world bitches!
August 27th, 2020 at 3:09 PM ^
The NFL is claiming that cognitive tests have a cultural bias that favors certain races so when measuring cognitive decline they measure them against their race's average.
With the billions that the NFL brings in, you would think that they would have the resources and intelligence to make some sort of cognitive test that wouldn't get them bad PR. Couldn't they make a better cognitive test that better factors out cultural bias?
Or couldn't they look at the cognition of players individually by getting a baseline when they enter the league and look for brain damage in MRIs as they exit the league?
August 27th, 2020 at 4:49 PM ^
My wife is a psychologist and a lot of testing she does has norms based on demographics. This sounds awful on its surface and it very well might be, but it would be interesting to get a neuropsychologist's take on it.
August 27th, 2020 at 6:50 PM ^
Baseline testing when they enter sounds appropriate.
Addressing a comment above- just because a football player has attended college (no matter what race) doesn't guarantee that he is more intelligent than his racial/cultural norm. Probably so, but with academic standards being overlooked/lowered for athletes one can't be certain.
August 27th, 2020 at 7:25 PM ^
Wasn't there a dust up about ACT and SAT tests not being fair because they didn't account for cultural differences? Yes, I believe there was.
August 28th, 2020 at 1:53 AM ^
That claim is used by institutions trying to circumvent federal racial quota prohibitions. A 4.0 GPA doesn’t equate an affluent suburban or private high school vs a predominantly minority inner city school. So, do away with SATs, use extracurriculars, etc which are much more subjective. SATs are highly researched and very accurate in ranking students in ability and probability of succeeding in college. Small sample size, but they were spot-on regarding my children.
August 29th, 2020 at 12:03 PM ^
Is it really a surprise that a test biased for a certain segment proves spot on for that segment?
August 27th, 2020 at 7:49 PM ^
It's a league that doesn't understand how air pressure works. You expect them to take an intelligent approach when it comes to cognitive testing?
August 27th, 2020 at 4:06 PM ^
Yeah, not all that shocking.
August 27th, 2020 at 4:26 PM ^
What!? Please tell this isn’t true.
Looks at Calendar, yep- it’s 2020. All bets all off
side note. What happened to XM? Miss him
August 28th, 2020 at 10:50 AM ^
insanity