14 Biggest NFL Scandals of All Time

1. NFL Concussions

One of the best-kept secrets in the NFL earns the finishing words on this list of 14 biggest NFL scandals of all time. We all know how many injuries NFL players sustain throughout the season, but what about the long-lasting injuries which no one can see at first? After many years of speculation, accusations and untimely deaths of former NFL players, the league has finally decided to reach a settlement over increasing number of concussion lawsuits. Repeated head trauma caused by constant hits to the head in football game leads to brain damage and many conditions including Alzheimer’s and chronic traumatic encephalothapy. The league is guilty of not informing the players of this possibility, and will have to pay the penalty to some 18,000 former players and their families. This won’t return the Hall of Famers like Gene Hickerson, Larry Morris, Joe Perry and Jim Ringo, who were believed to suffer from CTE. It also comes too late for Jovan Belcher, who suffered from CTE as well, and ended up killing his girlfriend and himself in 2012. At least, the players are now aware of the dangers, but NFL’s reputation will remain forever tarnished for trying to discredit the researchers that have brought this problem up.