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Watch. >> worst of 2013. what would you say? >> i think it could all be under the big rubric of the national football league. this is our most popular sport. the bullying was only one of many bumper cars in the nfl. this is a sport that careened from one crisis to the next in a way that has not been able to be contained by the sports page. these are front page stories whether you're talking about the concussion settlement, whether you're talking about more of the suicides that have taken place of former players, whether you're talking about the bullying scandal that you just mentioned, whether...

Innovative partnerships to accelerate progress. the nfl just this year reached a $765 million concussion settlement that would provide money for medical exams, concussion related compensation for nfl retirees, their families, et cetera. $10 million toward medical research. you say you found some caveats with that. steve? >> well, this is mark. you know, among the things are mike webster, who is patient zero as we talked about in this, he's not eligible in this. nobody who died during that period of time and prior to i believe it's 2006 is eligible. as well, there's a real question about whethe...

Players about head injuries. >> while $765 million seems like a big number some think the players could have done better considering last year alone the nfl had a revenue of $9.2 billion. >> you consider the risk the nfl had on going to trial on each of the individually complex claims, the potential exposure was in the billions and that's a conservative estimate. >> the hands is in the hands of the judge, and former players can still voice their opposition. >> only players that retired by the time the concussion settlement is approved can be included. >> thank you so much. joining us now is ...

Trial, the potential exposure was in the billions and that's a conservative estimate. >> the agreement is in the hands of judge anita brody who must approve the deal. former players can still voice their opposition. only players who have retired by the time the concussion settlement is approved, but all retired players involved in the lawsuit or not can take a baseline test and chris it's those test results that will be used to determine the amount of money they will receive from this settlement now and in the future. >> andy, thank you very much. appreciate it. have a great weekend, by the wa...

>> you consider the potential risk the nfl had of going to trial, the potential exposure was in the billions and that's a conservative estimate. >> the agreement is in the hands of judge anita brody who must approve the deal. former players can still voice their opposition. only players who have retired by the time the concussion settlement is approved, but all retired players involved in the lawsuit or not can take a baseline test, and those test results that will be used to determine the amount of money they will receive from this settlement now and in the future. chris? >> thanks a lot, and...