NCAA football concussion claims

Brain injury after college football? You may have a claim.

In 2026, a Texas jury awarded $140 million against the NCAA to the family of a former player who died with CTE.

See if you qualify

  • Free & confidential
  • No fee unless you win
  • Reviewed by an attorney

You may qualify if you:

Families of players who have passed away may also qualify.

How it works

From questions to a filed claim.

  1. 1

    Answer a few questions

    About two minutes. Where and when you played, how many seasons, and the diagnosis.

  2. 2

    An attorney reviews it

    A real person looks at your answers and contacts you about next steps.

  3. 3

    We handle the claim

    If you qualify, we gather your football and medical records and file your case. You pay nothing unless you recover.

Background

A jury found the NCAA should have warned players.

In Davis v. NCAA, the family of a former SMU player who died after nearly two decades with CTE dementia argued that the NCAA knew the long-term risks of repeated head hits and never warned players. Trial exhibits included internal NCAA documents that, the family argued, showed its medical experts had information about brain disease in college football players as far back as the 1930s.

In April and May 2026, a Dallas County jury awarded the family $30 million in compensatory damages and $110 million in punitive damages, a total of $140 million. The NCAA had called CTE a “hypothetical” disease.

A 2016 class settlement paid for medical monitoring, not injuries. Former players and their families can still bring their own claims, as the Davis family did.

Conditions we review

You don't need a CTE diagnosis to qualify.

CTE can usually only be confirmed after death, so living players qualify with a diagnosis of any of these conditions, made within the last three years:

Compensation

What a claim can recover.

Every case is different, and filing deadlines vary by state. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Representation

Why work with J.R. Wyatt Law

Brain-injury focus

These claims turn on medical evidence. We work with neurologists and neuropsychologists to document how your condition connects to the hits you took.

No cost to you

No upfront fees and nothing out of pocket. We're paid only if you recover.

Private by default

Your answers go only to the attorneys reviewing your case. Nothing is sold or shared.

Find out if you have a claim.

Free, confidential, and about two minutes.

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