Federal Court Questions Whether Settlement Between NFL and Players Is Enough

PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge who warned the National Football League and retired players that a final judgment was not a sure thing even as the parties announced a proposed $765 million settlement last summer has rejected that agreement, saying there are still questions over funding for promised medical care and testing.

Judge Anita B. Brody, who presides over dozens of lawsuits brought by former players in a coordinated proceeding in the the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, said in her Jan. 14 order denying preliminary approval and class certification that she wasn't convinced the money …