Judge: NFL must pay benefits for ex-player's brain injury (Yahoo Sports)

A federal judge has ordered the NFL's pension plan to pay higher disability benefits to a retired player who apparently is suffering from an illness caused by multiple concussions. Judge Marvin J. Garbis ruled last week in U.S. District Court in Baltimore that the pension plan must pay former linebacker Jesse Solomon football degenerative benefits. Solomon began his 9-year career with the Minnesota Vikings in 1986 and played for six teams.