More former NFL players sue NFL and equipment makers over brain injuries

Another group of former NFL players has filed a lawsuit against the NFL and equipment makers Riddell and Easton, claiming that the league was negligent in its handling of head injuries during the players' careers.

The list of players includes Hall of Fame Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lee Roy Selmon, his brother and defensive teammate Dewey Selmon, former Buccaneers tight end Jimmie Giles and running back James Wilder and former New York Jets fullback Woody Bennett.

The suit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court late Friday. It claims that the NFL and the equipment manufacturers knew the effects of brain injury, memory loss and dementia from trauma suffered on the football field for years and "acted with callous indifference" and "reckless abandon."

Another of the plaintiffs is Ralph Wenzel, who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers from 1966 to 1973. He claims he was not warned of the risks of long-term injury and now suffers memory loss, headaches and sleeplessness.

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