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NFL Concussion Settlement Clears Final Court Hurdle

An estimated $1 billion settlement between thousands of former NFL players and the league can proceed. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the concussion-related case. Players and families sued over brain damage they blamed on the game.

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Tom Goldman is NPR's sports correspondent. His reports can be heard throughout NPR's news programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and on NPR.org.