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Unable to take his case to court, Arland Bruce has filed a grievance against five teams and the Canadian Football League over concussion-related brain injuries.

Bruce, 40, is seeking compensation for loss of past and future wages, plus ongoing medical and rehabilitation costs.

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The grievance was filed electronically on Thursday with the CFL, the CFL Players Relations Committee, the B.C. Lions, Montreal Alouettes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Bruce’s lawyer, Robyn Wishart of Vancouver, said there had been no response as of Friday afternoon.

Bruce played between 2001 and 2014 with the Blue Bombers, Argonauts, Tiger-Cats, Lions and Alouettes.

He filed a lawsuit against the CFL, all nine franchises, former commissioner Mark Cohon and others in 2014, but the respondents argued successfully in British Columbia Supreme Court and the B.C. Court of Appeal that the claim had to be heard in arbitration — not in court — because Bruce had been a member of the Canadian Football League Players’ Association.