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The NFL agreed on Wednesday to put an end to the practice of "race-norming" from the a se sment of brain injury claims within the $1 billion concu Roberto Perez Jersey  sion settlement. The practice made it more difficult for Black retirees to show a decline in brain function as opposed to non-Blacks as it a sumed those players started out with a lower cognitive function. Under this new agreement, the league will also review past scores and rea se s for any potential racial bias. Meanwhile, the NFL says that a panel of neuropsychologists -- that includes two female and three Black doctors -- will propose a new testing regime to the court."The replacement norms will be applied prospectively and retrospectively for those  Leonys Martin Jersey players who otherwise would have qualified for an award but for the application of race-based norms," the NFL said in a statement Wednesday,          Pick Six Newsletter   Crafted By The Best NFL Experts   Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings.     I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies.  By pre sing  Edwin Encarnacion Jersey sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's .                 Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe.       Thanks for signing up!   Keep an eye on your inbox.     Sorry!   There was an error proce sing your subscription.     The standards under the former practice -- which was created in the 1990s -- were designed to offer appropriate treatment for dementia patients, but critics disliked the way it was utilized to determine payouts within the league's concu sion case. More than 2,000 NFL retirees have filed dementia claims but le s than 600 have received awards, per the AP.  This change comes off the heels of a whirlwind of criticism, including two former Black players filing a civil lawsuit against the practice, medical experts questioning its functionality, and a contingent of NFL families deploying 50,000 petitions to the Philadelphia federal courthouse last month.Former Kevin Henry  Andrew Miller Jersey and Najeh Davenport -- the two players who filed the lawsuit -- were one of the first to raise an i sue with this now-former practice. They were denied awards but claimed in the lawsuit that they would have qualified had they been white. Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody dismi sed that claim in March. However, Brody did ask for a report on the i sue, which Black retirees hope will include a breakdown of nearly $800 million in payouts by race.  To this point, those awards have averaged $516,000 for the 379  Josh Tomlin Jersey players with early-stage dementia, $715,000 for the 207 players with moderate dementia. Ex-players can also pursue payouts for other diagnoses, including Alzheimer's disease.