Former NFL player Sharrif Floyd will sue Dr. James Andrews and other people for $ 180 million

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Nov 6, 2018
ESPN

Sharrif Floyd, former defensive tackle Minnesota Vikings, is scheduled to begin Tuesday a $ 180 million lawsuit in a Florida court against Dr. James Andrews, of the Andrews Institute for Orthopedic Surgery and others, said Floyd's attorney, Brad Sohn.

A source told Dan Graziano of ESPN that, according to the expected lawsuit, Floyd would have been sent to the Andrews Institute in September 2016 for what it would have been a routine arthroscopic surgery. He would need three to four weeks of recovery.

But once the doctors started the process, they determined that Floyd needed a microfracture surgery. This required them to pierce the bone, which caused bleeding and forced him to receive a post-operative analgesic. The lawsuit alleges that those who administer this pain blocker have affected the procedure, paralyzing a nerve and the surrounding muscle and creating a situation from which he could not recover enough to play football.

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Dr. Andrews is being sued, as well as the anesthetist, the two fellows who participated in the surgery, the hospital and the associated companies, according to the source. The accused will have a chance to answer. The discovery process could last between six and 12 months, with a probable try for the end of the fall or the beginning of the winter of 2019.

The old Floyd team is not pursued. Floyd filed a grievance with the NFL Players Association against the Vikings after Minnesota placed him on the non-football injury list, claiming that he should not have been on the board. list and that he owed $ 6.757 million of his full salary for his option for the 2017 season, which he exercised in May 2016. However, the teams are not obliged to pay the players on the NFI list and may choose to pay nothing at all or an arbitrary amount. The Vikings paid him $ 2 million of the salary. We do not know where these discussions are.

The $ 180-million lawsuit comes from Floyd's projected earnings during his career and is based on the highest earning potential of the best contemporary players in his position, according to SI.com.

Sohn told ESPN on Monday: "I am going to get justice for Sharrif, he would have made a lot of money playing football, and we will try to empower the people who prevented him from playing. football and ended his career. I am ready to go to the end. "