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NFL SETTLEMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT

(AS OF 4/8/19)

SECTION 1: TIMELY REGISTRATIONS


TOTAL: 20,534
Retired Player
15,929 (78%)

Representative Claimant
1,308 (6%)

Derivative Claimant
3,297 (16%)

SECTION 2: REGISTRATION NOTICES ISSUED BY TYPE


TOTAL: 20,534
15,000 12,830

10,000 6,546
5,000 1,158 0
0
Incomplete
BAP Eligible Not BAP Eligible Adverse Notice
Registration
TOTAL 12,830 6,546 1,158 0
Retired Player 12,699 2,427 802 0
Representative 131 875 303 0
Derivative 0 3,244 53 0

SECTION 3: MONETARY AWARD SECTION 4: QUALIFYING DIAGNOSIS


CLAIMS SUBMITTED: 2,751 ASSERTED IN MONETARY AWARD CLAIMS

Death with CTE 122


Retired Player
2,037 (74%) ALS 54
Alzheimer’s Disease 462

Representative
Parkinson’s Disease 162
Claimant Level 2 695
714 (26%)
Level 1.5 992
Unknown 264

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SECTION 5: QUALIFYING DIAGNOSIS DATE ASSERTED
IN MONETARY AWARD CLAIMS
Pre-Effective Date: 1,937 Post-Effective Date: 555 No Date Asserted: 259
Death with CTE ALS Alzheimer’s

Parkinson’s Disease
Level 2 Level 1.5

SECTION 6: NOTICES ISSUED ON MONETARY AWARD CLAIMS: 2,298


822

619
451

196 210

Request for
Denied
Denied After
After
Payable Denied Withdrawn Additional
Audit2
Documents
TOTAL 822 619 196 210 451
Not Appealed 704 495 196 210 426
Appealed 118 124
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Section 6 counts all Monetary Award claims that have received a notice after claim processing. Claims receiving multiple notices are counted only
once based on the most recent notice issued. The number of appealed notices reflects only claims that have been appealed on the most recent
notice issued. For a cumulative total of all appeals, see Section 9.
2
The results of the audit closed these claims and directed further alternatives for these Settlement Class Members.

SECTION 7: PAYABLE CLAIMS SUMMARY


900 $645,418,331 $700,000,000
800 $542,560,528 $600,000,000
700 $466,044,430
600 $500,000,000
500 $400,000,000
400 $300,000,000
300 $6,340,242 $200,000,000
200 702 663
100 822 188 $100,000,000
0 $0
Payments Made to
Claims with Payments Made
Retired Players
Claims Funded Payments
Monetary
Monetary Awards Claims Funded by to Retired Players
and Rep. Paymentsfor
for
by the NFL Liens4
Award
Issued1 the NFL Parties and Rep.
Claimants Liens
Parties2
Notices1 Claimants3
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZ
Dollars $645,418,331 $542,560,528 $466,044,430 $6,340,242
Claims 822 702 663 188

1
The dollars and number of claims shown are the number of notices issued before holdbacks for potential Derivative Claimants, common benefit
fees, liens and any determinations on appeals.
2
The dollars and number of claims shown include claims from Retired Players and Representative Claimants.
3
The dollars shown include payments issued on behalf of Settlement Class Members to Third-Party Funders who have accepted rescission of
prohibited assignments entered into with Settlement Class Members.
4
The claims shown reflect the Settlement Class Members on whose behalf the Settlement Program has issued payments to resolve liens. The dollars
shown reflect all payments the Settlement Program has made on behalf of Settlement Class Members to resolve liens, including (1) payments to the
Lien Resolution Administrator to resolve medical liens, (2) payments to the Lien Resolution Administrator for its lien fees, and (3) payments directly to
lienholders to resolve non-medical liens.

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STATUSOF
LOCATION OFALL
MONETARY
MONETARYAWARD CLAIMS
AWARD CLAIMS
SECTION 8
(BASED
(STATUS ON ON
BASED LASTLAST
NOTICE OR AOR
NOTICE CTION ON CLAIM
ACTION )
ON CLAIM)
Unknown
Alzheimer’s Parkinson's Level Level
CTE ALS Qualifying Total %
Disease Disease 2 1.5
Diagnosis
In Review Process at Claims
1. 1 0 6 1 18 11 12 49 2%
Administrator

2. Notice Ready to Issue 0 0 16 2 30 62 8 118 4%

Needs Special Master Statute of


3. 3 11 21 8 3 9 0 55 2%
Limitations Review
Last Notice was for Incomplete
4. 25 5 29 10 59 73 118 319 12%
Claim Package1

5. Ready for Review by AAP 1 0 17 7 24 46 0 95 3%

6. Last Notice was Award Notice2 2 0 10 5 18 15 0 50 2%

7. Last Notice was Denial Notice3 3 0 0 0 5 10 6 24 1%

8. On Appeal Now4 0 0 4 0 5 7 0 16 1%

9. In Audit Investigation5 0 0 3 2 72 83 0 160 6%

In Audit-Failure to Provide
10. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Information
Referred to the Special
11. Investigator by the Special 0 0 3 0 75 100 1 179 7%
Masters
Adverse Audit Report with the
12. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Parties for Review

Adverse Audit Report Awaiting


13. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Response from Those Audited

Adverse Audit Report with the


14. 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 9 <1%
Special Masters for Review

15. Denied After Audit6 0 0 34 0 76 85 1 196 7%

16. Final Denial 13 2 57 9 117 244 105 547 20%

17. Withdrawn 0 0 14 3 96 84 13 210 8%

Ready for Next Month's Payment


18. 1 0 7 4 2 6 0 20 1%
List

19. On this Month's Payment List 1 1 7 7 6 19 0 41 1%

20. Paid7 72 35 234 103 84 135 0 663 24%

Total Claim Packages


21. 122 54 462 162 695 992 264 2,751 100%
Submitted
1. The Program has issued notices to 1,802 incomplete claim packages, which is 69% of all Level 1.5 and Level 2 claims and 63% of all
other claims.
2. For details on all claims receiving an Award Notice and the dollar values assigned, see Sections 7 and 11.
3. For details on all denied claims, including the denial reasons, see Section 10.
4. For details on all appeals filed by Settlement Class Members and the NFL parties, see Section 9.
5. The Program has audited 1,187, or 43%, of all claims, including 643 claims removed from audit and put back into the claims review
process, 339 claims currently in Audit Investigation, 9 claims on Adverse Audit Reports with the Parties or Special Masters for Review or
awaiting a response from those audited and 196 claims denied after audit.
6. The results of the audit denied these claims and directed further alternatives for these Settlement Class Members.
7. For total dollars paid to or on behalf of these Settlement Class Members, see Part 5 of Section 11.

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SECTION 9 STATUS OF ALL APPEALS ON MONETARY AWARD CLAIMS
Appealed by Appealed by NFL
Status 1 Total
Class Member Parties
A. Payable Claims 33 115 148
1. Appeal Filed and in Preliminary Steps 1 6 7
2. Appellee's Opposition Memo Not Received 2 4 6
3. Appellee's Opposition Memo Received 1 15 16
4. Remanded to Claims Administrator 6 1 7
5. With Special Masters for Decision 1 2 3
6. Result Upheld on Appeal 16 67 83
7. Result Overturned on Appeal 2 7 9
2
8. Closed or Withdrawn 4 13 17
B. Denied Claims 193 0 193
1. Appeal Filed and in Preliminary Steps 36 0 36
2. Appellee's Opposition Memo Not Received 19 0 19
3. Appellee's Opposition Memo Received 6 0 6
4. Remanded to Claims Administrator 45 0 45
5. With Special Masters for Decision 4 0 4
6. Result Upheld on Appeal 71 0 71
7. Result Overturned on Appeal 6 0 6
2
8. Closed or Withdrawn 6 0 6
C. TOTAL APPEALS 226 115 341
1
Co-Lead Class Counsel has filed statements in 33 of the Appeals across multiple statuses in the Appeals Process.
2
These are appeals we are no longer processing because (1) the appealing party withdrew or (2) it was closed after being in audit.

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SECTION 10 REASONS IN NOTICES OF DENIAL ISSUED ON MONETARY AWARD CLAIMS
Reason Claim Denied Notices
1. Death with CTE Claims 16

(a) Death Occurred After Final Approval 7

(b) Death Occurred Before 7/7/14 but Qualifying Diagnosis Was After Final Approval 2
(c) Death Between 7/7/14 & 4/22/15; Qualifying Diagnosis was greater than 270 Days From
1
Death
(d) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Diagnosis Made by Inappropriate Physician 0

(e) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Not Death with CTE 0

(f) Complete Claim Package Never Provided by Class Member 4

2. ALS Claims 2

Complete Claim Package Never Provided by Class Member 1

3. Alzheimer’s Disease Claims 59

(a) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Diagnosis Made by Inappropriate Physician 8

(b) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Not Alzheimer's Disease 57

(c) Physician Not Qualified to Sign Diagnosis Physician Certification Form 1

(d) Complete Claim Package Never Provided by Class Member 10

4. Parkinson's Disease Claims 9

(a) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Diagnosis Made by Inappropriate Physician 4

(b) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Not Parkinson's Disease 12

(c) Complete Claim Package Never Provided by Class Member 0

5. Level 2 Claims 147

(a) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Diagnosis Made by Inappropriate Physician 12

(b) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Not Level 2 108

(c) Physician Not Qualified to Sign Diagnosis Physician Certification Form 17

(d) Complete Claim Package Never Provided by Class Member 25

6. Level 1.5 Claims 275

(a) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Diagnsosis Made by Inappropriate Physician 24

(b) Appeals Advisory Panel Denial - Not Level 1.5 211

(c) Physician Not Qualified to Sign Diagnosis Physician Certification Form 13

(d) Complete Claim Package Never Provided by Class Member 65

7. Unconfirmed Qualifying Diagnosis - Complete Claim Package Not Provided 111

8. TOTAL DENIAL REASONS PROVIDED ON NOTICES 642


TOTAL NUMBER OF SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBERS RECEIVING A DENIAL
9. 619
NOTICE
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SECTION 11 MONETARY AWARD PAYMENTS
Status by Confirmed Qualifying Diagnosis Number Amount

1. Notices of Monetary Award (Dollars Shown are Before Holdbacks) 822 $645,418,331

(a) Death with CTE 76 $92,780,902


(b) ALS 36 $94,026,756
(c) Alzheimer’s Disease 261 $121,935,635
(d) Parkinson's Disease 120 $75,555,957
(e) Level 2.0 Neurocognitive Impairment 129 $148,006,341
(f) Level 1.5 Neurocognitive Impairment 200 $113,112,740
Not Ready to be Included on the Next Monthly Payment List; or a
2. 98 $113,038,069
Claim Hold is in Place (Dollars Shown are Before Holdbacks)
(a) Death with CTE 2 $151,854
(b) ALS 0 $0
(c) Alzheimer’s Disease 13 $9,605,713
(d) Parkinson's Disease 6 $2,880,643
(e) Level 2.0 Neurocognitive Impairment 37 $71,128,721
(f) Level 1.5 Neurocognitive Impairment 40 $29,271,139
Ready to be Included on the Next Monthly Payment List (Dollars
3. 20 $14,443,116
Shown are Before Holdbacks)
(a) Death with CTE 1 $3,605,656
(b) ALS 0 $0
(c) Alzheimer’s Disease 7 $2,219,559
(d) Parkinson's Disease 4 $3,223,770
(e) Level 2.0 Neurocognitive Impairment 2 $1,547,659
(f) Level 1.5 Neurocognitive Impairment 6 $3,846,472
Claims in the Payment Process (Dollars Shown are After
4. 41 $17,040,496
Holdbacks)
(a) Death with CTE 1 $17,578
(b) ALS 1 $1,560,140
(c) Alzheimer’s Disease 7 $2,757,610
(d) Parkinson's Disease 7 $2,594,476
(e) Level 2.0 Neurocognitive Impairment 6 $3,151,330
(f) Level 1.5 Neurocognitive Impairment 19 $6,959,362
Paid Claims/Paid to or on Behalf of Class Members or to Lien
5. 813 $466,742,475
Holders 1
(a) Death with CTE 72 $85,124,980
(b) ALS 35 $85,053,903
(c) Alzheimer’s Disease 234 $101,579,226
(d) Parkinson's Disease 103 $62,834,431
(e) Level 2.0 Neurocognitive Impairment 84 $65,442,482
(f) Level 1.5 Neurocognitive Impairment 135 $66,009,408

(g) Derivative Claimants 150 $698,044


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The dollars shown reflect payments issued to Settlement Class Members and on their behalf after all applicable deductions (e.g., Common Benefits
Fees, lien holdbacks, potential rescission amounts for Third-Party Funders, etc.).

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