Sept. 24, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC
Disability settlement objector Adrian Ross, then of the Cincinnati Bengals, lays on the ground during a 2001 game against the Browns in Cleveland.
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Multiple ex-NFL players are urging a federal judge to reject a proposed class deal in which the league’s disability and retirement plans agreed to refrain from making race-based adjustments in the cognitive tests used to asses former players’ level of disability.
The former players, including Ronnie Dixon, Adrian Ross, and Vaughn Booker, argue the proposed settlement is [unreasonable, unfair, and inadequate](https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/document/BaileyetalvTheNFLPlayerDisabilitySurvivorBenefitPlanetalDocketNo1/1?doc_id=X1OUKTO6T1789CQUPNF8DI5THGC) as it allegedly doesn’t allow opt outs, the promised end to race-based adjustments provides little new value, and it didn’t reflect a real adversarial fight, according to separate filings in the US District Court for the District of Maryland. ...
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