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Why has the NFL, colleges, or high schools not required players to sign a waiver/consent form before being allowed to participate?
There is no waiver that can indemnify a party against negligence. That's why every single one of these lawsuits accuses the league of negligence (as well as other things such as deliberate concealment, etc)
All contracts may be submitted to judicial oversight, including contracts that say they can't be submitted to judicial oversight (binding arbitration clauses).
My employment contract could very well say I waive my right to vote and indemnify all management against damages arising from them stealing my identity, but those clauses likely wouldn't withstand scrutiny in a court of law.