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>> la clippers owner donald sterling is likely to have alzheimer's. the ratest remarks -- raca fede judge okayed the nfl's concussion settlement. the landmark deal would compensate thousands of former nfl players for concussion related claims. pending final approval the settlement provide hundreds of millions of dollars of payments over the next 65 years. >> time now for your 5 at 5:00. a search smart sites like kayak always used advanced search options. second time is right.

Issue, i'm joined by alan schwarz of "the new york times" who has covered the concussion story from the start and "nbc sports" analyst, the terrific tony dungy, the head coach of the indianapolis colts the last time peyton manning won a super bowl. welcome to you both. i'm very glad to have you here. >> nice to be here, david, thank you. >> i want to make a disclosure before we start our discussion. my wife beth is an attorney that represents the nfl. she was part of the legal team that negotiated this agreement between the nfl and the players over concussions. so with that out of the way, let...

Indianapolis colts the last time peyton manning won a super bowl. welcome to you both. i'm very glad to have you here. >> nice to be here, david, thank you. >> i want to make a disclosure before we start our discussion. my wife beth is an attorney that represents the nfl. she was part of the legal team that negotiated this agreement between the nfl and the players over concussions. so with that out of the way, let me talk about that settlement. let me put it up on the screen, what it represents. it is a concussion settlement worth $765 million covering current retired players for conditions th...

>> i'll go with you. >> you got 100? >> yeah. let's talk about the game of football. i've always been a jet-giants fan living in new york. he said he has some residual brain impact, brett favre has some residual. you ran as hard as anybody i watched in the game. >> still doing it. you know, the science is still in effect. we don't know how the brain reacts with the trauma. some guys have problems, and others don't. there's a lot going on with this issue in the national football league and the existential problem is something very serious. we all know the judge rejected the concussion settlemen...

Times, and sometimes it feels like they're still fighting for a little respect. i can relate to that. >> not all good for the heat fans. the president honoring the miami heat at the white house yesterday. we move on now. there is an update to the $765 million concussion settlement reached last year. a federal judge is asking on more information on whether the settlement is enough to cover 20,000 retired players. the nfl came to the agreement with retired players before the season, hoping to avoid individual lawsuits with players who suffered brain injuries. critics say the $765 million is a sm...