Former Vikings head coach Mike Tice is among several ex-NFL coaches who have been named in a lawsuit brought against the NFL alleging that the league conspired to push painkillers on players without regard for possible long-term health effects.
The new lawsuit…claims that several former head coaches and assistants — among them, Don Shula, Howard Schnellenberger, Wayne Fontes, Mike Holmgren and Mike Tice — warned players they would be cut from their teams unless they took painkillers and returned to the field.
The widow of deceased former Vikings fullback Charles Evans is among those named as plaintiffs in the suit.