Former Buccaneers guard Arron Sears' parents, Calvin and Henrietta Woods, filed a lawsuit this week in Hillsborough Circuit Court on their son's behalf and are joined as plaintiffs by former Bucs Jimmie Giles and Donald Smith. They allege the Bucs, NFL, helmet manufacturer Riddell and other teams that employed them were negligent and withheld information related to the effects of concussions and head injuries. The suit seeks an unspecified monetary award and punitive damages. It also details some of Sears' current issues. It says Sears, who left the club in 2009, is experiencing "various neurological conditions … related to head trauma. Sears has almost total loss of function, is unable to care for himself and cannot take (care) of his day-to-day activities. Further, Arron Sears has extreme displays of temper and anger with the appurtenant risk of causing harm to himself and others." The suit also says Sears, "sustained repetitive traumatic impacts to his head and concussions on multiple occasions while playing professional football." Source: Tampa Bay Times
Screw Sears, but Giles doing this hurts. He's always been one of my all time favorite Bucs. Dammit Jimmy.
