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Eagles 1980 icons suffer the effects of brain injuries and fight to receive compensation

An Inquirer investigation found that of the 1980 Eagles team’s 22 starters, 12 developed neurocognitive problems, including dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, a rare, degenerative brain disease. Former Eagles Head Coach, Dick Vermeil, along with Jerry Sisemore and Frank LeMaster's widow, Marylou Robinson, speak about the players' struggle to receive compensation from the NFL's concussion settlement program.
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