By: Teddy Grant The NFL said on Wednesday that it will stop the practice of assuming Black players started out with lower mental functions, something it called “race-norming,” according to the Associated Press. The decision comes as part of a $1 billion settlement regarding brain injury claims. RELATED: Lawsuit against 'race-norming' in NFL dementia tests tossed “The replacement norms will be applied prospectively and retrospectively for those players who otherwise would have qualified for an award but for the application of race-based norms,” the NFL told the Associated Press. The league also said that the practice was “used to stop bias in testing, not perpetuate it,” according to the BNC. […]
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