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Kaepernick lawyer: NFL owner testified to shunning my client due to Trump

12:06 AM
  • Player has filed grievance claiming he is being blackballed
  • Attorney Mark Geragos says he has damning testimony

A lawyer for Colin Kaepernick says an NFL owner testified under oath that he changed his mind about signing the quarterback after Donald Trump said players protesting during the national anthem should be fired.

Kaepernick hired attorney Mark Geragos as he filed a grievance case claiming owners have colluded to keep him out of the league after he knelt during the national anthem to highlight racial injustice in the United States. Under the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement teams and the NFL are forbidden from coming together to deprive a player of employment.

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from US news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2JdAQNb

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