Colin Kaepernick, who many believe has been blackballed by the NFL following his protest against racial injustice in the US, is reportedly set to file a lawsuit against the league’s team owners. According to Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has hired attorney Mark Geragos and will claim NFL owners have colluded to keep him out of the league. Under the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement teams and the NFL are forbidden from coming together to deprive a player of employment. Protecting all athletes from such collusive conduct is what compelled Mr Kaepernick to file his grievance. He was joined by other NFL players and the protests have continued into this season: on Sunday seven San Francisco 49ers players knelt during the anthem.

Source: The Guardian October 15, 2017 20:03 UTC