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NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1B settlement on concussions
The league accepted changes after an outcry over test score adjustments known as "race-norming," which make it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards.
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Corrected October 24, 2021 at 9:00 PM PDT
An earlier headline incorrectly said that the "NFL agrees to race-based brain testing in $1B settlement on concussions." In fact, the headline should have read that the "NFL agrees to end" such testing.
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