Overview

• The father of former NFL player Phillip Adams is suing his son's alma mater, South Carolina State University, for failing to properly address his son's head trauma.
• Adams suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease, which his father alleges worsened due to the university's neglect and lack of treatment.
• The lawsuit claims that the university's negligence contributed to Adams' violent behavior, mental decline, and eventual suicide in April 2021 after fatally shooting six people.
• Adams also experienced head trauma during six seasons in the NFL, but his father alleges that the real damage occurred during his college football career at South Carolina State.