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Read more: https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-pledges-to-stop-race-norming-review-past-scores-for-potential-race-bias
TIL from the 1990s through 2021 the NFL used a method called “race-norming”, which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function, as part of a dementia test to determine payouts in brain injury settlements.
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Right in the first two paragraphs:
> The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias.
>The standards were created in the 1990s
[Another link with some more info.](https://www.vox.com/22528334/race-norming-medical-racism)
The NFL’s treatment of it’s players health is PATHETIC.
‘murica being ‘murica