COLUMBUS (AP) — The brother of two-time Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin is one of the plaintiffs in a series of lawsuits filed by former college players who say they suffer the effects of concussions.
Ray Griffin’s lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Illinois, names the NCAA and the Big Ten. It doesn’t name Ohio State, the school where Ray Griffin played defensive back from 1974 to 1977 before going on to a seven-year NFL career. He is the younger brother of Ohio State legend Archie Griffin.
Ray Griffin’s suit is one of as many as 50 class-action lawsuits filed this spring contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions, with former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and ailments.