PlayerInjury.com Reports Super Bowl XXVI MVP and Two-Time Pro-Bowler, Mark Rypien Joins Concussion Battle

PHILADELPHIA, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Bowl XXVI MVP and two-time pro-bowler, Mark Rypien, has joined the concussion litigation against the NFL. The former quarterback is seeking medical monitoring, compensation, and financial recovery for the short-term, long-term, and chronic injuries he and his fellow football players have suffered.

Rypien said his rationale for joining the lawsuit had to do with principle. "We all knew that by playing football we were subjecting ourselves to risk, however we had a high expectation that the league would protect our health as best as they could. They knew the dangers of head trauma and they knew the consequences of allowing a player to prematurely return to play." Rypien said he is worried about his future and his family. "The things that used to come simple to me, naturally, aren't so simple anymore." Rypien said that he was joining the concussion litigation to protect retired players, current players and future players as well. "The game of football can remain the same, the rules just need to be changed in order to protect the players."

Rypien's attorney, Craig Mitnick, said, "The NFL's active and purposeful concealment and misrepresentation of the severe neurological risks of multiple concussions exposed players to dangers they could have avoided had the League provided them with truthful and accurate information."

SOURCE PlayerInjury.com