Troy Aikman was the quarterback of the team of the 1990s, but he won't be joining some of his peers in the lawsuit against the NFL over concussions.
"I didn't get involved in that because I just felt the lawsuit essentially implies that the doctors knew something and they didn't tell you," he said on KESN-FM. "I never felt, at any time, while I was playing for the Cowboys that the doctors didn't have my best interests in mind. I didn't feel that I went out on the field before I should have. I thought they were very careful with me and cautious.
"I never felt I was being exposed to any long-term injury because of negligence on the doctor's and the training staff's part. For that reason, and that reason alone, is why I haven't joined that lawsuit."
He's not the only legendary quarterback who isn't getting involved.
Dan Marino withdrew his name from the lawsuit filed by 15 former players last week in federal court in Philadelphia that alleges the NFL had concealed information about the long-term dangers of concussions.
Although Aikman is not participating in the lawsuit, he believes the players have a "pretty good position."
"Their stance, for the most part, is that players know what the risks are and that's true," he said. "But the lawsuit isn't that no one knew there were health risks involved but that the league was aware of long-term consequences from head injury."
Aikman has been tested since his retirement and joked that his head isn't in the same condition as his former boss Jerry Jones.
"I wasn't as lucky as Jerry - they didn't tell me I had a 40-year-old brain - but they told me I was doing just fine," he said. "The head injuries that I had, whatever the number was, if it was seven or eight concussions, two were severe. One was my rookie year and one was in the NFC Championship game in '93. I felt the others were relatively minor."
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