The deal with the unnamed footballer, who is still an active AFL player, was signed two years ago. In a joint statement with the AFLPA, the AFL declined to penalise Geelong in any way, calling it a "complex and unique case". "The AFL is satisfied that the letter was not used by Geelong to allow a medically unfit player to return to play. New AFL Commission chair Craig Drummond was the president of the Geelong board at the time the deal was struck. Several deceased players, including Danny Frawley and Shane Tuck, were posthumously diagnosed with degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).