5th Circuit Says Former NFL Player Not Entitled To Additional Disability Benefits

(October 10, 2023, 11:37 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Even though the denial of a claim for additional disability benefits under the National Football League (NFL) plan seems “disturbing,” the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said reversal of a district court’s ruling in favor of an ex-NFL player must be reversed because the former player failed to show that he had any changed circumstances that would entitle him to additional disability benefits under the plan....