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RockRaven

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1. As reported by ProFootballTalk/NBC, the NFL wanted him to sign a waiver which would

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Nov 17, 2019, 11:24 AM

Nov 2019

have shielded the NFL from any future collusion claim -- something his prior settlement did not do. Without signing that waiver, the NFL would not let him do the workout at the Falcons' facility.

This whole thing was arranged by the NFL at the instigation of one of their lawyers (PFT even names him) for the purposes of getting him to sign away his labor rights going forward, and put him in a bind: sign his rights away or look flakey. He chose option 2 and did the workout at a place of his own arrangement. It is not a good look, but the NFL's actions here are dishonorable.

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Colin Kaepernick does not attend NFL private workout [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 OP

As reported by ProFootballTalk/NBC, the NFL wanted him to sign a waiver which would RockRaven Nov 2019 #1

That's one view left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #2

I think that this was he last shot at playing. I think they were giving him an apparently CentralMass Nov 2019 #3

By his picking his location ... left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #4

it's absolutely disgusting how much idiot/RWNJ's are bent out of shape over a peaceful protest ! stonecutter357 Nov 2019 #5

What is an "idot"? left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #6

This Buzz cook Nov 2019 #7