NFL’s Disability Board’s Acknowledgement of Mike Webster’s Head Injuries While Playing: A Vicious Hit to NFL’s Position in Concussion Litigation?

By Jarett L. Warner   The number of former players joining the litigation against the NFL for neurological and wrongful death claims relating to concussions incurred during their playing days is mounting as fast as the instances of discord in the New York Jets’ locker room. The number is now more than 4,000 former players.   Most recently, former Pro-Bowler and two time Super Bowl champion, defensive end Neil Smith, filed a lawsuit claiming that he suffers from cognitive impairment a