The concussion lawsuits brought by a large group of former NFL players, which currently name over 1,000 ex-NFLers in a series of class action claims, lost a formidable voice on Thursday. 62-year-old ...

Ray Easterling, a former Atlanta Falcons defensive back who is among a group of players suing the NFL over head injuries, committed suicide Thursday, FOXSports.com has learned. Easterling died of a ...

ATLANTA -- Former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, who helped lead the team's vaunted defense in the 1970s and later filed a high-profile lawsuit against the NFL targeting the league's handling ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling had a degenerative brain disease associated with repeated concussions, an autopsy report concludes. The medical examiner's report found ...

A concussion-related lawsuit bringing together scores of cases has been filed in federal court, accusing the NFL of hiding information that linked football-related head trauma to permanent brain ...

ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, who helped lead the team's vaunted defence in the 1970s and later filed a high-profile lawsuit against the NFL targeting the league's handling ...

She tried to think back to life before her husband first started suffering from sleepless nights and depression, before the memory loss and the dementia, before the suicide. “The first part of our ...

RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, who suffered several concussions playing football during the 1970s, died on Thursday at the age of 62, his wife confirmed ...