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A group of former NFL players, including former Steelers Pro Bowl receiver Yancey Thigpen, have filed a lawsuit against Riddell Inc., saying that the equipment manufacturer did not warn them about long-term health risks that its helmets would not protect them from.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago, argues that the players suffered personal and financial injuries because Riddell failed to warn them. The players are seeking more than $50,000 in damages and a jury trial.Thigpen, 46, played 10 years in the NFL from 1991 to 2000, including six with the Steelers. The other players who brought the lawsuit were?Gregory Boone, Larry Brinson, Michael Butler, Craig Curry, James Harrell, Willard Harrell, Robert Harris, Carlton Bailey Jones, Brad Quast, Thomas John Reaves, John Michael Reichenbach, Adam Schreiber and Eric Wright.The lawsuit was filed one week after Hall of Famer and former Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung also sued Riddell, arguing that the helmets did not protect him from brain injury.Hornung suffered multiple concussions as a running back for the Packers and has been diagnosed with dementia, the lawsuit says. It said that the neurodegenerative disease has been linked to repetitive head trauma.Concussion lawsuits from athletes have become more common in recent years amid growing awareness about the long-term consequences of repeated blows to the head, and Riddell is also fighting litigation elsewhere. Riddell began producing helmets out of plastic in 1939, touting them as safer alternatives to ones -- more common at the time -- fashioned from leather, according to Hornungs lawsuit.Riddell has successfully fought some litigation. A Los Angeles jury in 2014 found that Riddell wasnt liable for the severe brain injury of a high school football player who suffered a helmet-to-helmet hit during a game.Riddell, which provides helmets to every level of football -- from the pros to Pop Warner -- has said publicly previously that it has devoted enormous resources to developing equipment that can reduce the risk of a devastating head injury.Information from the Associated Press was used in this report. Authentic Custom Golden Knights Jersey .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open. Custom Golden Knights Jersey China .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. http://www.customgoldenknightsjersey.com/ . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. Wholesale Custom Golden Knights Shirts . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. Custom Golden Knights T-shirts .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. OXFORD, Ohio -- Josh Robinson scored 31 points and John Murry put in 10 of Austin Peays final 16 in the last three minutes in a 77-69 victory over Northern Kentucky on Friday in the Tarkett Sports Classic.Murrys layup cut the Governors deficit to 66-65 and his two free throws with 2:22 remaining put them up for good. He added six more free throws, Kenny Jones a tip-in and Steve Harris two more free throws down the stretch.Robinson was 11 of 16 from the floor, including 6 of 9 from 3-point rrange while Murray finished with 19 points for the Governors (2-1), who trailed by 16 points with 12 minutes left.dddddddddddd Jones added 13 points and 11 rebounds. After shooting 38.6 percent in the first half, Austin Peay shot 57.7 percent in the second half.Drew McDonald had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Norse (1-2) with Carson Williams adding 13 points. ' ' '