NFLers’ medical info stolen from Redskins trainer

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ASHBURN, Va. — A laptop containing the medical records of thousands of NFL players was stolen from the car of a Washington Redskins trainer last month, the team said in a statement on Wednesday, confirming a story first reported by Deadspin.

According to a letter from the NFLPA that was obtained by Deadspin, the stolen medical records were of every player who went through the NFL scouting combine from 2004 through 2016, as well as current Redskins players. The backpack also contained a zip drive and hard copies of the medical records, the letter said.

“It’s very bad,” one league source said of the situation.

According to a Redskins statement, the laptop was taken on April 15 in downtown Indianapolis, where a thief broke the window of a car belonging to one of the team’s trainers and stole his backpack.

The Redskins’ statement said that there’s no reason to believe the laptop’s password was compromised, nor was the NFL’s electronic medical records system impacted.

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