lol, no. The rule changes were put in place so the NFL could pretend they cared about player safety so that the litigants would feel pressured to settle. It worked! Now let's let players get back to tackling.
I think this is exactly right. Every progression for "player safety" the past few years has been nothing more than preparation for this lawsuit, to make it seem like they were doing everything they could to prevent concussions. Hopefully that farce is over now.