Relatives of former linebacker Junior Seau will reject a proposed settlement between the league and thousands of former players, a lawyer representing the family told ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Tuesday.
The decision to "opt out" means the Seaus will proceed with a wrongful death lawsuit they filed in January 2013. That suit alleges that the NFL concealed the dangers of football-related head trauma over a period of several years. After his death, Seau was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a neurodegenerative disease that has been found in dozens of deceased NFL players.
Seaus' attorney Steven Strauss said Seau's family, including his four children, is "not suing for his pain and suffering. They're suing for their own. This settlement doesn't address that. Under the proposed settlement, relatives of some players found to have CTE qualify for compensation up to $4 million.
Strauss said he hoped other players might follow the Seau family's lead and opt out of the deal to force the two sides to negotiate a better deal.
It's also not clear how and when Seau's case would be allowed to proceed back in California Superior Court in San Diego.
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