The "gang of 88", the Duke professors who took out full page ads condemning these young men should have had their socks sued off. This left wing nut academics have been getting away with this sort of tactics for too many years.
I don’t know if this settlement covers the 88 faculty, but I don’t blame the three players if, after having Nifong disbarred and receiving a large settlement from Duke, they just want to move on from their lives. None of them live in North Carolina and a lawsuit can take years for little gain- I doubt that any of these professors are worth any real money.
I don’t see anything in here about the Duke professors. All this seems to be is a settlement to head off any litigation against the university itself. Sure, the players could agree that this settlement also covers the 88 professors, but the university does not have the authority to settle personal suits against the professors.