Aug 30 9:00 PM

By the numbers: The NFL's concussion lawsuit settlement

Chairman and CEO of General Electric, Jeff Immelt, left, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell listen during a news conference in March. On Thursday, the NFL settled its concussion lawsuit for $765 million.
AP Photo/Seth Wenig

On Thursday, the NFL announced a tentative agreement to settle the concussion lawsuit filed by more than 4,500 players for $765 million.

Considering that legal analysts predicted a higher settlement just a year ago, the announcement is being seen as a victory for the NFL. In the settlement, $10 million will be put toward research and education. Another $75 million will fund baseline testing for all plaintiffs. That leaves about $675 million for the former players who've suffered significant cognitive injuries. 

But what else do we know about the settlement and what does it mean for the NFL moving forward? America Tonight gives you eight figures to remember about the NFL concussion lawsuit.

(Sources include ProFootballReference.com, the Washington Times, NFL.com and NFLConcussionLitigation.com.)

77

Plaintiffs named in the concussion lawsuit who are dead.

Former New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) warms up on the field before a playoff game in Foxborough, Mass. Seau's suicide in May 2012 was attributed to severe brain injuries he suffered during his playing days.
AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File

34

Plaintiffs named in the concussion lawsuit who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Eric Dickerson (29) carries the ball during a 1984 game. Dickerson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
AP Photo/Al Golub

1,403

Plaintiffs listed in the lawsuit who played between zero to three seasons in the NFL, the most of any group of players, according to the Washington Times.

Former Detroit Lions running back Sedrick Irvin (33) makes a run during a 2000 game. Irvin played two seasons in the NFL.
AP Photo/Paul Sancya

1,038

Plaintiffs listed who played during the 1980s, the decade with the most players involved in the lawsuit. 

Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett (33) scores a touchdown during the NFC Championship Game in January 1982. Dorsett played until 1988.
AP Photo/Paul Spinelli

$337.5 million

Half of the $675 milllion put aside for players who've suffered cognitive injuries. This will be paid out in the first three years following the settlement, according to Grantland

In this April 2013 photo, attorney David Frederick, center, speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, after a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. The lawsuit settled for $765 million on Thursday.
AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File

17 years

After the first half of the $675 million is distributed in the next three years, the other $337.5 million will be paid out during a 17-year period, according to Grantland.

In this April 2013 photo, former NFL player Kevin Turner accompanied by Lisa McHale, the widow of former NFL player Tom McHale, walk toward a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. The lawsuit was settled yesterday.
AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File

$7 billion

The estimated total the NFL will receive in media rights from 2014 to 2022, according to Forbes

ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters interviews Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) last season. ESPN pays the NFL $1.95 billion a year for the rights to broadcast "Monday Night Football."
AP Photo/Paul Spinelli

$25 billion

The total annual revenue the NFL expects to make within the next 15 years, according to CNNMoney

The Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome scoreboard celebrates the Baltimore Ravens amid the confetti following Super Bowl XLVII in February.
AP Photo/Paul Jasienski

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