They said that with their outside voice?
I read the article and could not find where the NFL said what the headline said.
An NFL detractor (not me this time) was quoted thusly:
“Meanwhile, “The NFL's scoring algorithm asserts that black men have lower cognitive skills to begin with and has impeded the ability for former black players to attain awards from the league's settlement as they are required to score significantly lower than their white counterparts.””
This article makes me think lawyers for ex-players are attempting to publicly wrong-foot the NFL before the next shakedown - I mean, lawsuit, is heard.
My guess is the ex-players want more money.
If more money is needed, take it out of the hides of current players, or current NFL fans.