NFL, Colin Kaepernick reach confidential settlement in collusion case
In a surprise turn of events, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid have reached a financial settlement with the NFL in their joint collusion complaint against the league and will take no further action in the case.
Attorneys for the NFL and Kaepernick released a statement Friday, noting the case had been resolved confidentially. Kaepernick’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, tweeted a statement confirming a non-disclosure agreement between the parties which prevents disclosing settlement details.
— Mark Geragos (@markgeragos) February 15, 2019
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Colin Kaepernick last played in the NFL in 2016 for the San Francisco 49ers and has remained unsigned since the end of that season. In October of 2017, he sued the league, accusing owners of colluding together to keep him from playing for any of its teams.
At the start of the 2016 season, Kaepernick began to sit or kneel during “The Star-Spangled Banner†as a form of protest against racial injustice, prompting a firestorm of controversy and a national conversation over the issue.
Reid was Kaepernick’s teammate in San Francisco and was the second player to join him in taking a knee. He filed his own lawsuit against the league last year, but unlike Colin Kaepernick, he continued to play in the NFL and started 13 games for the Panthers last season.
