Dan Marino pulled a fake out Tuesday when he pulled out of a class action lawsuit involving almost 5,000 former NFL players. He says he is withdrawing because he never intentionally filed the suit. Though the retired Dolphins QB admits to suffering multiple concussions during his career, he claims his involvement in the suit was a clerical error.
Dan Marino, who many feel could have put a much needed face on the impending lawsuit against the NFL, says he never even intended to involve himself in the proceedings, but having signed a certain document intended to give him coverage in case of a future medical incident (via ESPN):
"Within the last year I authorized a claim to be filed on my behalf just in case I needed future medical coverage to protect me and my family in the event I later suffered from the effects of head trauma. In so doing I did not realize I would be automatically listed as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the NFL... It is not necessary for me to be part of any claims or this lawsuit and therefore I am withdrawing as a plaintiff effective immediately... I also disclaim any references in the form complaint of current head injuries."
Whether or not Marino is being totally honest (there have been rumblings that he got cold feet) his absence could be felt in a huge way. With the absence of a poster boy, the perceived strength of the case could prove insufficient (via CBS Sports):
"The suit alleges that the NFL 'concealed information about football-related brain injuries.' According to the lawsuit, the league has known about concussion-related injuries since the early 1970s.
"Marino, who spent his entire 17-year career with the Dolphins, said in a short-form complaint that he 'sustained repetitive, traumatic sub-concussive and/or concussive head impacts during NFL games and/or practices.'"
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