Tony Dorsett finds himself forgetting how to get places he’s been going for 30 years, and his 10-year-old daughter complains they can no longer do certain things together because “Daddy won’t remember how to do it.”

“It’s frustrating,” the Hall of Fame running back said. “It’s not a good feeling. But it’s a truthful statement.”

The NFL agreed Thursday to pay more than three-quarters of a billion dollars to settle lawsuits by Dorsett and thousands of other former players who are suffering from dementia and other concussion-related brain injuries. The proposed settlement may not be as large as most expected, and it won’t heal the brains ravaged by repeated blows to the head.

But the money will ease the burden for players and their families, something Dorsett and other plaintiffs said is desperately needed.

“There’s definitely a dire need for help for these guys — for us guys,” Dorsett told The Associated Press.

The settlement would mean immediate compensation for ailing former players and their families, as well as medical exams and treatment for all other retirees — a group that could total more than 20,000. It also would set aside $10 million for research that the plaintiffs hope will protect future generations from the devastating effects of concussion-related head injuries.

The settlement still has to be approved by Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia, something lead plaintiffs’ lawyer Christopher Seeger said he expects to happen in the next 60 to 90 days.

“I’m not going to say it was settled. I’m going to say it was a good start,” said Rayfield Wright, the Hall of Fame offensive lineman with the Dallas Cowboys. “It’s not the end of it because there are a lot of other players that will come up with the same situations, so I think the league has to find some kind of way to address the issue because it’s going to happen. Those are issues that have to be resolved, and I don’t think they’re going to be resolved overnight.”

Dorsett and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jim McMahon were among the more than 4,500 former athletes — some suffering from dementia, depression or Alzheimer’s — who have sued the NFL since the first case was filed in Philadelphia in 2011. They accused the league of concealing the long-term dangers of concussions and rushing injured players back onto the field, while glorifying and profiting from the kind of bone-jarring hits that make for spectacular highlight reel footage.

The NFL has insisted that safety has always been a top priority, and in settling the thousands of cases it admitted no wrongdoing. While a trial could have forced the NFL to disclose what it knew, and when, about concussion-linked brain problems, Seeger said the plaintiffs’ greater concern was a fair settlement — and one that would be paid immediately.