PHILADELPHIA -- At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, and more could follow.cheap jerseys from china . A U.S. judicial panel approved requests Tuesday by the NFL and plaintiffs lawyers to try similar cases before Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody in Philadelphia. The lawsuits represent more than 300 retired players or spouses, including two-time Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon. "(This) allows Judge Brody to now bring everybody together and put this in an organized environment where all the legal issues and the medical issues and the scientific issues can all be decided in one place," said lawyer Larry Coben of Philadelphia, who filed the first lawsuit in August on behalf of McMahon and six others. The players accuse the NFL of negligence and intentional misconduct in its response to the headaches, dizziness and dementia that former players have reported. Some say they have no symptoms but want to be monitored for future health problems. Former Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Brent Boyd is described by lawyers as the only living player so far diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The degenerative brain disease, known as CTE, has typically been found in autopsies of people who have had multiple head injuries, including more than a dozen former NFL and NHL players. The NFL vows to vigorously defend the claims. Spokesman Brian McCarthy declined to comment Tuesday, but the league had supported the consolidation in Philadelphia for logistical purposes. In the first lawsuit, the NFL has tried to block Coben from taking wide-ranging depositions early on as the league seeks to have the lawsuit thrown out. The NFL argues that the lawsuits are barred under the players collective bargaining agreements. Brody delayed ruling on the depositions while she waited to see where the cases would end up. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation assigned them to her on Tuesday after meeting last week in Miami. Brody will handle all pretrial issues, including potentially key rulings on what evidence can be used at trial, and whether a class can be certified for medical monitoring or other purposes. The cases might then return to the district where they were filed for trial, Coben said. As many as a dozen similar NFL concussion lawsuits have been filed in New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida and Philadelphia. They, too, could end up before the same judge. Brody spent a decade on the bench in suburban Montgomery County before President George H.W. Bush nominated her for a federal judgeship. She took office in 1992 and took senior status in 2009. cheap jerseys . The Russian looked like a safe bet to become a top 10 player when she cracked the top 50 in 2008 and broke into the top 20 two years later. wholesale jerseys .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6.The Calgary Stampeders have wrapped up first place in the West Division and appear to be the favourites to win the 101st Grey Cup. According to the sportsbook BoDog, the Stampeders are 8/5 favourites to take home the Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on November 24. The host Saskatchewan Roughriders are next at 2/1 while the East-leading Toronto Argonauts are at 7/2 odds to hoist the trophy. The loongshot in the playoffs is the Montreal Alouettes at 12/1. cheap nfl jerseys. As for the leagues Most Outstanding Player award, Stampeders running back Jon Cornish is the overwhelming favourite at 1/2. Next up is Roughriders running back Kory Sheets at 11/4 with Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray and Hamilton Tiger-Cats pivot Henry Burris both at 8/1. Odd courtesy of courtesy of Bodog, www.Bodog.ca. ' ' '