Loss-Of-Value Insurance Takes Center Stage After NFL Draft
Law360, New York (May 1, 2015, 10:10 AM EDT) -- As the dust settles on the first round of the 2015 NFL draft, the torn anterior cruciate ligaments of three high-profile draftees, and the insurance policies purchased to cover the lost income resulting from those injuries, may well take center stage. Before the ACL injuries sustained by University of Georgia running back Todd Gurley and Texas A&M offensive lineman Cedric Ogbuehi, they were projected to be a top five and top 10 NFL draft pick, respectively. Although University of Oregon All-American cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu was not touted quite as highly as the other two, he was still considered by many to be the best cover corner in college football and a certain first round draft pick before he also tore his ACL. Despite these pre-ACL-injury projections, Gurley and Ogbuehi were both selected during Thursday's first round of the 2015 NFL draft, going 10th overall and the 21st pick....
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