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PHILADELPHIA -- A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged "race-norming" in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to ...

The NFL has vowed to stop the use of "race-norming," a practice that dates back to 1990. The two-tiered scoring system assumed that Black players have a lower cognitive function than white colleagues.

Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The class counsel for thousands of retired players suing the NFL pledged Monday to try to remove race as a factor in dementia testing, but lawyers for Black players demanded he release ...

PHILADELPHIA — Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1-billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate ...

Brooke Vaughn began noticing dramatic behavioral changes in her husband, Clarence, who played in two Super Bowls for the Washington Football Team, about eight years ago. She was startled by them and ...

Race-norming practices have been in use since the 1990s Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and breaking news for the brand since ...

The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement on Wednesday after an outcry over test score adjustments known as "race-norming," which make it harder for retired Black ...

The new testing formula, developed during months of closed-door negotiations with players' lawyers, will remain secret until a federal judge reviews it. That means the 1,435 NFL retirees whose ...

Lawyers challenging the "race-norming" practice insist they need to be part of the latest round of mediation with the NFL to ensure fairness for Black players, who make up the majority of the ...