>> some days are better than others. >> some days noon still doesn't feel normal. >> reporter: at first, they were told he qualified to receive part of the settlement, only to have the league appeal the decision. a judge agreed with the nfl, deciding an error were made. the couple were never told what it was. in the summer of 2020, the gordons joined tens of thousands of others, calling for an end to the race norming. >> there was a different door for african-americans and a different door for white players? brain damage is brain damage. >> reporter: in june of this year, the nfl together with attorneys for the players announced they would come up with new protocols. the league has denied that the system was discriminatory, but in a statement at the time wrote, everyone agrees race-based norms should be replaced but no off the shelf alternative exists. these experts are working to solve this decades old issue. adding the process would be retroactive for players affected by race norming.