I'm going to tell you the story of Keevan Henry.

You might have heard of him.

He is a former NFL player, played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, retired in 2000.

Like a lot of players, after he left the game, he found himself forgetting things and losing his temper.

His body was a wreck.

So he filed a claim with the NFL.

You probably remember back in 2013, the league reached a settlement agreement

that allowed players who can prove they've sustained brain injuries to get payouts.

But Kevin's claim was denied twice. The administrator said it was because

Kiven was evaluated using inappropriate norms. His doctor hadn't factored in Keevon's race.

He's black. That's how Keevan and another player ended up in court.

In a lawsuit, they say the NFL has avoided paying claims based on a discriminatory practice

that assumes black players start from a lower cognitive level than white players.

It's a controversial practice known as race norming.

A practice called race norming.

A practice known as race norming. And in a nutshell, here's what it is.

Race norming is part of how a doctor tells how sick you are. It's used in a lot of medical tests.

A physician takes some measurements and puts them into a computer. Then punches in some other

information, your gender, your age, and a lot of times,

your race. The algorithm spits out a score. It's all pretty invisible, but Keevan gave race

norming a face. Football doesn't give you an expiration date. You just expire. I've had 10 concussions or more. I've had at least

17 surgeries. 17. And I'm still getting them. Keevan also gave race norming a cost. He said

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