The widow of former Grand Valley State quarterback Cullen Finnerty sued the NCAA claiming concussions caused brain disease and eventually led to early deaths.
ESPN.com reports that Jennifer Finnerty was among four family members of college football players who filed wrongful death lawsuits against the NCAA.
Finnerty was the winningest quarterback in NCAA history when he played for Grand Valley State from 2003 to 2006 finishing with a 51-4 career record.
Finnerty, 30, was found dead in the woods after going missing during a fishing trip in Michigan in May 2013.
An autopsy performed the day after Finnerty died revealed that Finnetry had a "slightly enlarged heart and slightly cloudy lungs," but "no trauma to the body at all.