Former Denver Broncos safety Christopher Young has sued the NFL Player Retirement Plan claiming he is owed $345,000 in benefits due to a traumatic brain injury.
Young, who was a back-up safety between 2002 and 2005, submitted claims of football-induced impairments shortly after his career ended, but was denied, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Denver.
Young is seeking benefits after suffering neurological impairments that prevent him from having a full-time job including depression, paranoia, mood swings, memory loss and anxiety, the lawsuit filed by San Antonio, Tx. attorney Jeffrey Dahl.
A message left with the NFL benefits office seeking comment was not immediately returned on Wednesday.