Attorneys who helped hammer out the $1 billion settlement between the National Football League and former professional football players suffering cognitive injuries have been awarded $112.5 million for their work. But, the judge has reserved for a later time her determination of the exact amount each firm will receive for its respective efforts.

U.S. District Judge Anita Brody of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday awarded class counsel $106.8 million in attorney fees and $5.7 million in costs in the NFL concussion case. The amount conforms to class counsel’s request, and is also the number the NFL had agreed to pay without objection as part of the settlement.

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