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$70 Million NCAA Concussion Settlement for College Athletes As part of an agreement to settle several consolidated class action head-injury lawsuits filed by its former players, the NCAA is paying $70 million for a medical monitoring program that will include medical testing and evaluation of current and former NCAA athletes who believe that they may have suffered concussion-caused brain trauma. Positive findings will enable all athletes who qualify as a member of the class (all competitors for NCAA schools, including athletes who are not part of the current lawsuit) and whose testing indicates that they suffer from concussion-related brain trauma, to sue the NCAA and the school where they played. Who qualifies for the testing and what does it entail? Athletes who have engaged in the following sports qualify for testing: Football Hockey Basketball Wrestling Soccer Field Hockey This is very detailed, specialized and expensive testing that involves a day or two with physicians, radiologists and neurologists.  The NCAA is covering all costs. What is so unique about this settlement? Most defendants spend years fighting their athletes in court.  The NCAA, however, has managed to find a way to deny wrongdoing, but still show concern for its athletes by having their individual claims evaluated. Note that the NCAA has also agreed that: Student-athletes in all NCAA schools who are diagnosed with a concussion must be cleared by a physici...