Jury finds NCAA not responsible for ex-USC LB Matthew Gee's death

By ESPN News Services: In a verdict that could affect countless claims by athletes who sue sports organizations for head injuries, a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit seeking $55 million by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.

Matthew Gee, a linebacker on the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning squad, endured an estimated 6,000 hits as a college athlete, lawyers for his widow said.

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Jury clears NCAA of liability in ex-USC LB's death

A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of former USC football player Matthew Gee who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.

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