Colin Kaepernick Withdraws Lawsuit Against The NFL In Return For Financial Sum

By
Randy Oliver
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The back and fourth between the NFL and Colin Kaepernick’s case of collusion against the league he used to play for seems to be over, at least formally.

It was announced on Friday that the former 49ers quarterback and current Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid have reached a financial settlement with the National Football League to withdraw their joint case against the league, agreeing to take no further action in the case in return for a financial sum.

According to ProFootballTalk, the over/under for that amount has been placed at 49.5 million, though the exact figure will remain confidential.

Via Yahoo Sports –

The league and Kaepernick’s attorneys released a statement Friday saying the matter had been resolved confidentially. As part of that confidentiality, it is believed both sides signed a non-disclosure agreement agreeing not to speak publicly about details of the case or settlement.

“For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged in an ongoing dialogue with representatives of the NFL,” the statement said. “As a result of those discussions, the parties have decided to resolve the pending grievances. The resolution of this matter is subject to a confidentiality agreement so there will be no further comment by any party.”

The agreement comes on the doorstep of the final hearing in the Kaepernick case, which was set to take place before arbitrator Stephen Burbank this month. Kaepernick had alleged the league conspired to keep him out after he began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016. Multiple NFL players adopted Kaepernick’s protest in 2017, hoping to draw attention to social justice and racial inequality issues. The actions sparked a political firestorm from President Donald Trump and the furor became such a central issue for the league for nearly one year that it instituted a rule that banned protests during the national anthem. That rule has since been shelved by the NFL and now appears to be dead, for all intents and purposes.

The NFLPA also released a statement Friday, supporting the settlement between the league and players.

“Today, we were informed by the NFL of the settlement of the Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid collusion cases,” the NFLPA said. “We are not privy to the details of the settlement, but support the decision by the players and their counsel. We continuously supported Colin and Eric from the start of their protests, participated with their lawyers throughout their legal proceedings and were prepared to participate in the upcoming trial in pursuit of both truth and justice for what we believe the NFL and its clubs did to them. We are glad that Eric has earned a job and a new contract [from the Carolina Panthers], and we continue to hope that Colin gets his opportunity as well.”

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  1. This bastard should be sent back to his home country without a dime. Why did he come here in the first place. America is for the Home of the free and they should abide by our Rules not theirs. We should not have to pay him. Send him and his family back where they belong and let them live the they are supposed to for free and not be paid by the United States of America. He doesn’t want to abide by the American rules then he shouldn’t be here and by no means be paid for it.

  4. Now he needs to give all of that money to help in the fight for social justice. Or he proves everyone right that said he was doing it for himself. Celebrities using real issues to make real cash. Smh. No better than the racist douche bags like Trump.

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