So, doing the math: $40m minus $15.7m in legal fees is $24.3m. Article states there are roughly 100,000 former players that belong to one of the three groups. Before you even take out the "named plaintiffs" fees, if distributed equally, that nets those athletes a whopping $243 bucks. So just ballparking some stuff, they'll likely see between $100-400 each based on how many seasons they appeared in the games.
Was it worth it? To add insult to injury as a result of their suit, EA no longer makes NCAA basketball or football games. Most of these athletes used to buy them yearly and play them in their off time. Score!
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_...llion-settlement-ea-sports-ncaa-licensing-arm
Was it worth it? To add insult to injury as a result of their suit, EA no longer makes NCAA basketball or football games. Most of these athletes used to buy them yearly and play them in their off time. Score!
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_...llion-settlement-ea-sports-ncaa-licensing-arm