Jimdamick
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Colin Kaepernick has decided to file a grievance with the NFL players union, stating basically that he has been blackballed for his political views.
With NFL owners slated to meet in New York in a matter of days for the fall meetings, free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the league stemming from his lack of employment, says his attorney Mark Geragos.
In the grievance, Kaepernick’s attorneys are seeking, “Expedited discovery including depositions and document production.” That’s an immense request, which if granted would seek to draw out any informational exchanges that league employees, owners and even front offices had about Kaepernick.
NFL general counsel Jeff Pash was made aware of the grievance by Kaepernick’s representatives on Friday, The grievance is expected to allege that NFL teams – specifically, owners – have worked in unison to keep Kaepernick out of the league, violating the collective-bargaining agreement between the NFL and players union. The grievance has been filed under the terms of the CBA that were signed by the league and NFL Players Association in 2011.
In a statement, Geragos said,
“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 professional sports leagues) is to remain a meritocracy, then principled and peaceful political protest – which the owners themselves made great theater imitating weeks ago – should not be punished and athletes should not be denied employment based on partisan political provocation by the Executive Branch of our government. Such a precent 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.”
This should be interesting to watch, seeing has he has an excellent case it seems to me, and to stretch it even further, possible civil rights violations could be included.
Ya got admit he's been railed, because he should be at least on the bench somewhere, if not starting for the NY Giants.for instance.
With NFL owners slated to meet in New York in a matter of days for the fall meetings, free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the league stemming from his lack of employment, says his attorney Mark Geragos.
In the grievance, Kaepernick’s attorneys are seeking, “Expedited discovery including depositions and document production.” That’s an immense request, which if granted would seek to draw out any informational exchanges that league employees, owners and even front offices had about Kaepernick.
NFL general counsel Jeff Pash was made aware of the grievance by Kaepernick’s representatives on Friday, The grievance is expected to allege that NFL teams – specifically, owners – have worked in unison to keep Kaepernick out of the league, violating the collective-bargaining agreement between the NFL and players union. The grievance has been filed under the terms of the CBA that were signed by the league and NFL Players Association in 2011.
In a statement, Geragos said,
“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 professional sports leagues) is to remain a meritocracy, then principled and peaceful political protest – which the owners themselves made great theater imitating weeks ago – should not be punished and athletes should not be denied employment based on partisan political provocation by the Executive Branch of our government. Such a precent 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.”
This should be interesting to watch, seeing has he has an excellent case it seems to me, and to stretch it even further, possible civil rights violations could be included.
Ya got admit he's been railed, because he should be at least on the bench somewhere, if not starting for the NY Giants.for instance.