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Originally Posted by Marcellus
Interesting stuff. Why did he pay the families in the civil suit? Dudes were trying to mug them and he gave their families money?
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That certainly is a questionable move, but I can see Lewis' lawyers explain to him how paying the families--a pittance to Lewis-- would prevent damning his name in the court of opinion. There was likely an agreement of silence, and it may have salvaged his NFL career.