Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have both reached a settlement with the NFL for their respective collusion lawsuits.
The news of this settlement was confirmed by the attorneys of the two players and those of NFL on Friday. The statement outlined that the agreement is subjected to a confidentiality agreement.
The statement from the attorney was as followed,
“For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged in an ongoing dialogue with representatives of the NFL. 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 former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Collin Kaepernick filed for a grievance lawsuit against the NFL and his team’s owners back in August of 2017, who ejected him from NFL and the team due to his protest during the National Anthem back in 2016. He has not played in the NFL ever since.
The filing from Kaepernick stated that “NFL and its owners have colluded in order to deprive Kaepernick of his employment rights due to Mr. Kaepernick’s leadership and advocacy for equality and social justice to the racial inequality in the United States.”
As for Eric Reid, who is the former teammate of Kaepernick in the 49ers team also joined Kaepernick in his protest during the anthem; he also filed for a grievance lawsuit in May of 2018 after he was unsigned by NFL in the 2017 season and his release from the San Francisco 49ers.
The news about Kaepernick and Reid’ settlement of their collusion lawsuits has been well received by the NFL Players Association. The NFLPA says that they are hopeful that Kaepernick might get another chance in the NFL. The NFLPA said in a statement,
“Today, we were informed by the NFL of the settlement of the Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid collusion cases.”
The NFLPA confirmed in a statement.
“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 the 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 club did to them. We are glad that Eric has earned a job and a new contract, and we continue to hope that Colin gets his opportunity as well.”
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