Kaepernick Sues NFL Over Collusion To Deny Him Employment

[AngeloV]

The CFL’s history of giving QB’s a chance based on skill instead of exclusion based solely on skin colour allowed the likes of Bernie Custis, Chuck Ealey, Condredge Holloway, Warren Moon, Roy DeWalt etc a chance to display their skills without prejudice is only one of many reasons the CFL is the best North American football league!

100% agree with this. I remember the way Randall Cunningham had to prove himself when he first played for the Eagles. They would put him in on 3rd and 10+ yard situations to take advantage of his athleticism. He proved himself, but man did he take a pounding which I'm sure wasn't great for his career. It's no wonder he burnt out. Luckily he was able to get a 2nd wind when he wound up in Minnesota. Buddy Ryan was such an idiot.

[argolio]

Buddy Ryan was such an idiot.

Definitely when it came to offensive football.

[jerrym]

A number of NFL owners, GMs and coaches have been deposed in the Kaepernick lawsuit. Since this involves testifying under oath, lying under these circumstances could result in a charge of perjury. I suspect that the NFL may reach an out-of-court settlement in the long run as the $30 million asked for in the lawsuit is chicken feed to the NFL compared to the problems generated by the lawsuit, the issue of the national anthem, and dealing with the NFL Players Association over violating the Collective Bargaining Agreement. However, as with most legal matters, this will take time.

Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones has been vocal at times in his position regarding the issue of players kneeling during the national anthem. The collusion case isn’t about his personal views, however; it’s about whether the NFL’s teams engaged in a concerted effort to avoid Kaepernick for his role at the forefront of the anthem protests.
Again, collusion means coordination. If teams decide on their own not to pursue a player for a given reason, it’s not an issue. If coordination happens (possibly with the league office serving as the conduit) regarding the avoidance of a given player, it’s a potential violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, regardless of the precise reason for the coordination.
Of course, that doesn’t mean Jones would be prevented from espousing his personal views about the situation during his deposition. Though the substance of his testimony isn’t known, it’s possible that he decide to speak about how the NFL got into this mess, how the NFL should have gotten out of it, and what the NFL should do about it moving forward.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ion-grievance/

Roger Goodell, Jerry Jones, Troy Vincent, Robert Kraft, Bob McNair, John Harbaugh and Ozzie Newsome, Stephen Ross, Pete Carroll and John Schneider reportedly testified earlier in the Kaepernick collision case.

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) May 16, 2018