Read the suit here...
The HQ figured this might happen...
Michael McCann, through his Twitter, maintains the two largest points as we go forward: his mom must prove 1) Chiefs negligent for his brain injury + 2) that injury "caused" his suicide. Both hard to show.
But the suit, in the name of Belcher's mother, maintains that the Chiefs “fostered an environment” where Belcher was "forced" to play through injuries and “become further exposed to neurological harm.” Then Chiefs GM Scott Pioli and others in the organization are accused of telling Belcher he'd be gone if he didn't play.
The family is looking for damages starting at $15,000 plus other relief.
Here's early returns from KCTV
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Interesting note out of all this...
Former Chiefs Joe Horn and Tamarick Vanover joined a lawsuit by former Chiefs players against their team on Friday, taking advantage of a Missouri state law saying that employees can circumvent federal guidelines and take an employer to court locally. They maintain their injuries led to brain trauma, including CTE.
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