Current Events > Colin Kaepernick is filing a grievance against the entire NFL...

(+) Yeah! (+)

...because no one will hire him.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21035352/colin-kaepernick-files-grievance-nfl-owners-collusion

So this guy kneels during the national anthem and gets the attention he was seeking from it, then opts out of his own contract, and changed his stance to standing for the anthem - even though numerous other players are currently kneeling during the anthem? AND they still have jobs, wow!

People aren't entitled to jobs solely because they are qualified for them. That's not how businesses work. The owners are within their legal rights by not hiring him, as was he when he began protesting. A lot of people think that him not being hired is racist somehow while black players are the majority in the NFL.

HE OPTED OUT OF HIS OWN CONTRACT, THE THING THAT GUARANTEES THE NFL WILL PAY YOU TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THEM.

C'mon man.

tl,dr: Dude is hiring an attorney to sue NFL owners for not hiring him - even though they have the right to not hire him - after he himself willingly opted out of a 20+ million dollar NFL contract.
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Jesus Christ, what a fucking crybaby, just like every other NFL player
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Literally just needed to fucking play football and make money. Literally.
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His own choice for being a dumbass, he deserves nuffin
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lol, this guy.
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This guy could not be a bigger idiot
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Nothing against the kneeling or standing, everyone has the right to their opinions, but damn what an idiot. His own fault for opting out of his contract.
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Santorin posted...

Literally just needed to fucking play football and make money. Literally.

Shut the fuck up
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Colin Kaeperdick

Colin Kaeperbitch
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Sada_Pop posted...

Santorin posted...

Literally just needed to fucking play football and make money. Literally.

Shut the fuck up

No seriously.

Play football and be rich.

What a loser.
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Santorin posted...

Literally just needed to fucking play football and make money. Literally.

Park literally just need to get to the back of the bus if she didn't want to be arrested right ?
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Tebow never did this. And thats the difference between a man and a little baby.
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Tebow never did this. And thats the difference between a man and a little baby.

Kaepernick is a better QB than Tebow, though. Not really comparable.
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Tebow never did this. And thats the difference between a man and a little baby.

Tebow was never blackballed, hell if he switched to the TE he might still be playing.
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I think its pretty obvious he has a case, with the slew of garbage QBs in the league. Having that been said, to prove it, one of the owners has to rat or they have to find confirmation in an email or something. its far-fetched and hes probably not gonna get anything out of it, if only because of the degree of evidence needed, but if they find evidence, then this whole CBA would be voided, which would be huge
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2017.

The year of the collusions.
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Sada_Pop posted...

Santorin posted...

Literally just needed to fucking play football and make money. Literally.

Shut the fuck up

That was literally all he had to do to make more money than 99% of people in the world.
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Im going to file a lawsuit for the same reason.
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What a scumbag. Fuck him, and anybody who defends that self centered fuck.
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This may be the actual reason:


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cjsdowg posted...

Santorin posted...

Literally just needed to fucking play football and make money. Literally.

Park literally just need to get to the back of the bus if she didn't want to be arrested right ?

...is this a serious post?
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"HE OPTED OUT OF HIS OWN CONTRACT, THE THING THAT GUARANTEES THE NFL WILL PAY YOU TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THEM."

So you don't know what you're talking about. Are you gonna claim he's demanding 10 million and a starting spot now?
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@CableZL posted...

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Tebow never did this. And thats the difference between a man and a little baby.

Kaepernick is a better QB than Tebow, though. Not really comparable.

Are you serious? Thats like saying getting lung cancer is better than liver cancer

Both are godawful
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Hahaha, does this guy ever stop crying about imaginary oppression?
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FrisbeeDude posted...

"HE OPTED OUT OF HIS OWN CONTRACT, THE THING THAT GUARANTEES THE NFL WILL PAY YOU TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THEM."

So you don't know what you're talking about. Are you gonna claim he's demanding 10 million and a starting spot now?

What a dumbass post. If you quit your job, are you still getting paid?
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FrisbeeDude posted...

"HE OPTED OUT OF HIS OWN CONTRACT, THE THING THAT GUARANTEES THE NFL WILL PAY YOU TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THEM."

So you don't know what you're talking about. Are you gonna claim he's demanding 10 million and a starting spot now?

He opted out of a contract that would have him in the NFL until 2020. He's filing a grievance because no team in the NFL will hire him for any QB position here and now in 2017, starting or backup, which is stated in the grievance. These are all facts, so please explain how I don't know what I'm talking about.
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You guys DO realize that the 49ers were obviously going to cut him even if he didn't opt out, right? They were done with him whether he wanted to stay or not.
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Calwyn posted...

You guys DO realize that the 49ers were obviously going to cut him even if he didn't opt out, right? They were done with him whether he wanted to stay or not.

Link?
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the_cajun88 posted...

Calwyn posted...

You guys DO realize that the 49ers were obviously going to cut him even if he didn't opt out, right? They were done with him whether he wanted to stay or not.

Link?

Here's four of them:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18808233/san-francisco-49ers-released-colin-kaepernick-opt-out

But even if Kaepernick hadn't exercised that option, he wouldn't have been back with the 49ers under the terms of his current contract. General manager John Lynch told SiriusXM radio on Thursday afternoon that the team would have released Kaepernick had he not elected to opt out.

"Kaep is going to opt out," Lynch said. "We had a great conversation with him. We had a great meeting, and I think we had a very frank and honest discussion, and what we both agreed was that under the current construct of the situation, everything, the contract, it wasn't going to work."

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-49ers-wouldve-cut-colin-kaepernick-if-he-hadnt-opted-out-of-his-contract/

Many believed that Kaepernick was going to be released anyway had he not voluntarily removed himself from the roster and, in an interview with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, 49ers GM John Lynch confirmed as much.

"Yes, and we had that conversation with him. So I don't want to characterize it as he made a decision to leave here.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/05/31/colin-kaepernick-49ers-release-opt-out-john-lynch

... I think weve been very up front with it...Yes, he was not going to be here under the construct of his contract. We gave him the option, You can opt out, we can release you, whatever. And he chose to opt out, but that was just a formality.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/05/31/john-lynch-49ers-would-have-cut-kaepernick-if-he-hadnt-opted-out/

One of the popular narratives regarding Colin Kaepernicks lingering unemployment is that he has only himself to blame after opting out of his 49ers contract. This flawed assumption overlooks the fact that the 49ers would have cut Kaepernick if he hadnt opted out.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?!?!? some of you have said in response. Heres how. 49ers G.M. John Lynch said so on Wednesday, in a PFT Live interview to be aired later this week.

Yes, Lynch said regarding whether Kaepernick would have been cut if he hadnt opted out.

Straight from the 49ers GM himself. Kaepernick opting out didn't matter at all. Not. One. Bit.
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Calwyn posted...

the_cajun88 posted...

Calwyn posted...

You guys DO realize that the 49ers were obviously going to cut him even if he didn't opt out, right? They were done with him whether he wanted to stay or not.

Link?

Here's four of them:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18808233/san-francisco-49ers-released-colin-kaepernick-opt-out

But even if Kaepernick hadn't exercised that option, he wouldn't have been back with the 49ers under the terms of his current contract. General manager John Lynch told SiriusXM radio on Thursday afternoon that the team would have released Kaepernick had he not elected to opt out.

"Kaep is going to opt out," Lynch said. "We had a great conversation with him. We had a great meeting, and I think we had a very frank and honest discussion, and what we both agreed was that under the current construct of the situation, everything, the contract, it wasn't going to work."

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-49ers-wouldve-cut-colin-kaepernick-if-he-hadnt-opted-out-of-his-contract/

Many believed that Kaepernick was going to be released anyway had he not voluntarily removed himself from the roster and, in an interview with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, 49ers GM John Lynch confirmed as much.

"Yes, and we had that conversation with him. So I don't want to characterize it as he made a decision to leave here.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/05/31/colin-kaepernick-49ers-release-opt-out-john-lynch

... I think weve been very up front with it...Yes, he was not going to be here under the construct of his contract. We gave him the option, You can opt out, we can release you, whatever. And he chose to opt out, but that was just a formality.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/05/31/john-lynch-49ers-would-have-cut-kaepernick-if-he-hadnt-opted-out/

One of the popular narratives regarding Colin Kaepernicks lingering unemployment is that he has only himself to blame after opting out of his 49ers contract. This flawed assumption overlooks the fact that the 49ers would have cut Kaepernick if he hadnt opted out.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?!?!? some of you have said in response. Heres how. 49ers G.M. John Lynch said so on Wednesday, in a PFT Live interview to be aired later this week.

Yes, Lynch said regarding whether Kaepernick would have been cut if he hadnt opted out.

Straight from the 49ers GM himself. Kaepernick opting out didn't matter at all. Not. One. Bit.

Nice.


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"YOU CAN'T FIRE ME! I QUIT!"

caps
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DirkDiggles posted...

"YOU CAN'T FIRE ME! I QUIT!"

caps

Kinda reminds me of that one Fresh Prince episode.

'why they don't want me, man'
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Makes sense. They definitely colluded with each other.
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AlBundy33 posted...

@CableZL posted...

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Tebow never did this. And thats the difference between a man and a little baby.

Kaepernick is a better QB than Tebow, though. Not really comparable.

Are you serious? Thats like saying getting lung cancer is better than liver cancer

Both are godawful

No

Kaepernick has shown that he can run a pro-style offense and Tebow shown that he was wholly incapable of running a pro-style offense.
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Lol, I saw this

His career is over, simply because of his selfish political opinions. Good riddance.

He literally tried to be a snowflake and asked himself what the most serious way to publicly disrespect the country (plus the racist message) was, and he's mad that nobody wants to hire him?

I can't wait until he loses the case and becomes some loser who just lurks social media

And to the above poster, you just compared a team player with krappernik (the opposite)
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Payzmaykr posted...

Lol, I saw this

His career is over, simply because of his selfish political opinions. Good riddance.

He literally tried to be a snowflake and asked himself what the most serious way to publicly disrespect the country (plus the racist message) was, and he's mad that nobody wants to hire him?

I can't wait until he loses the case and becomes some loser who just lurks social media

And to the above poster, you just compared a team player with krappernik (the opposite)

Whose alt is this

soulunison2 posted...

Payzmaykr posted...

Lol, I saw this

His career is over, simply because of his selfish political opinions. Good riddance.

He literally tried to be a snowflake and asked himself what the most serious way to publicly disrespect the country (plus the racist message) was, and he's mad that nobody wants to hire him?

I can't wait until he loses the case and becomes some loser who just lurks social media

And to the above poster, you just compared a team player with krappernik (the opposite)

Whose alt is this

southcoast
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soulunison2 posted...

Payzmaykr posted...

Lol, I saw this

His career is over, simply because of his selfish political opinions. Good riddance.

He literally tried to be a snowflake and asked himself what the most serious way to publicly disrespect the country (plus the racist message) was, and he's mad that nobody wants to hire him?

I can't wait until he loses the case and becomes some loser who just lurks social media

And to the above poster, you just compared a team player with krappernik (the opposite)

Whose alt is this

It's lolcoast
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Knowledge_King posted...

Makes sense. They definitely colluded with each other.

They probably have, but it will probably be next to impossible to prove.
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Dathrowed1 posted...

This may be the actual reason:

Holy fucking god, you have GOT to be kidding me.
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What will be interesting is whether the NFL in their defense points out that a team's brand is a critical part of player selection and regardless of how well he may play, if he causes fewer people to buy tickets then that is justification enough to not contract him.
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s0nicfan posted...

What will be interesting is whether the NFL in their defense points out that a team's brand is a critical part of player selection and regardless of how well he may play, if he causes fewer people to buy tickets then that is justification enough to not contract him.

If they were to do that they would have to admit to collusion first, which will never happen.
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thelovefist posted...

s0nicfan posted...

What will be interesting is whether the NFL in their defense points out that a team's brand is a critical part of player selection and regardless of how well he may play, if he causes fewer people to buy tickets then that is justification enough to not contract him.

If they were to do that they would have to admit to collusion first, which will never happen.

Not necessarily. The argument would be that each team individually that turned him down did so because it would hurt their ticket sales. You don't need to collude to have a similar reason to reject something, and if he's going to argue that he's "good enough" to play pro then a fair counter-argument may be "not good enough to make it worth the loss in sales"
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Dumb move because it's going to be hard to prove this even if it is true.

But I think some people itt don't understand that IF some of the owners/front offices colluded to not hire him (e.g. if they had made some sort of deal where none of them were going to take him), then his suit is justified.
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Anteaterking posted...

then his suit is justified.

Please explain this I would love to hear about it.
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HypnoCoosh posted...

Anteaterking posted...

then his suit is justified.

Please explain this I would love to hear about it.

Anteaterking didn't really say anything. They just said if there was collusion then filing suit for collusion is justified.
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HypnoCoosh posted...

Anteaterking posted...

then his suit is justified.

Please explain this I would love to hear about it.

(Section 17) https://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/collective-bargaining-agreement-2011-2020.pdf

There are protections by the NFLPA to protect players' abilities to get a job. These are mostly intended to stop owners from working together to lower player contracts.
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I think kaep knows its a long shot guys

But he does have a case
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Anteaterking posted...

HypnoCoosh posted...

Anteaterking posted...

then his suit is justified.

Please explain this I would love to hear about it.

(Section 17) https://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/collective-bargaining-agreement-2011-2020.pdf

There are protections by the NFLPA to protect players' abilities to get a job. These are mostly intended to stop owners from working together to lower player contracts.

Holy shit neither of you two can read.
Hypnocoosh was implying that you said the NFL had colluded (which you didn't) and was asking from you your argument supporting this.
You thought Hypnocoosh was asking what collusion was (which he wasn't).
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Anteaterking posted...

HypnoCoosh posted...

Anteaterking posted...

then his suit is justified.

Please explain this I would love to hear about it.

(Section 17) https://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/collective-bargaining-agreement-2011-2020.pdf

There are protections by the NFLPA to protect players' abilities to get a job. These are mostly intended to stop owners from working together to lower player contracts.

So the fact he quit on his own accord doesn't matter?
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