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    Colin Kaepernick files grievance against NFL over ‘collusion’ not to sign him

    By Magic 103.7October 16, 2017Updated:January 16, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against NFL team owners he believes are conspiring not to hire him because of his protests against racial injustice.

    Kaepernick, 29, has been without a team since he opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers in March.

    He first protested by sitting during the national anthem in August 2016, before opting to kneel instead.

    Other players followed suit, and criticism from President Donald Trump this September saw the protests spread.

    In a statement released on Sunday, Kaepernick’s lawyers wrote: “We can confirm that this morning we filed a grievance under the CBA on behalf of Colin Kaepernick.

    “This was done only after pursuing every possible avenue with all NFL teams and their executives.

    “If the NFL (as well as all professional sports leagues) is to remain a meritocracy, then principled and peaceful political protest – which the owners themselves made great theatre imitating weeks ago – should not be punished and athletes should not be denied employment.

    “Such a precedent threatens all patriotic Americans and harkens back to our darkest days as a nation. Protecting all athletes from such collusive conduct is what compelled Mr Kaepernick to file his grievance.

    “Colin Kaepernick’s goal has always been, and remains, to simply be treated fairly by the league he performed at the highest level for and to return to the football playing field.”

    Source: BBC Sport

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