Ex-NFL Player Can't Keep $1.9M Atty Fees, 5th Circ. Rules

By David Steele ( December 18, 2025, 4:52 PM EST) -- Former NFL player Michael Cloud was not owed attorney fees by the NFL's retirement plan from his attempt to attain disability benefits, the Fifth Circuit said Thursday, dealing Cloud another defeat after a previous court victory was reversed....

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