A South Carolina jury has ordered the NCAA to pay $18 million to former HBCU football player Robert Geathers, who played at South Carolina State University from 1977 to 1980. The verdict found the NCAA negligent for failing to warn him about the long-term risks of concussions. The jury awarded $10 million to Robert Geathers and $8 million to his wife, Debra Geathers, following a civil trial in Orangeburg County. Doctors testified that the 68-year-old former HBCU defensive end suffers from dementia and shows symptoms consistent with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) — a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma in football players. How the Jury Reached Its Decision Jurors concluded that the NCAA
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