And for sure the NFL cares more about their image than what happens off the football field. I donāt think anyone doubts that for a second.
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I can almost guarantee you the settlement did not address future actions.
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What lawsuit? They already settled the first one. Is there another one, and on what grounds?
Eric Reid and Malcolm Jenkins are still playing as well, so clearly theres more to it.
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Iāve only watched a tiny fraction of NFL action since the kneeling thing and again Iām not even super patriotic. It was just like, I donāt care guys. And I may have been burned out by the Lions already, but that was kind of the last straw. I imagine Iām not the only one they lost.
When you settle a lawsuit it doesnāt cover future torts. You generally canāt waive your right to pursue future actions.
Sometimes you can under a covenant not to sue or liability waiver but thatās for certain limited actions and durations (like when you sign a waiver before you go on a scuba dive).
What the NFL appears to have wanted was another waiver for all claims that could have been made prior to yesterday. Thatās legal and potentially very valuable as they could, moving forward say āwe gave him a tryout, no collusion!l
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Iām sure they only paid out the first time to save themselves the bad publicity, although in this day and age you never know what courts will decide - laws are optional and whatās more important is how they feel about it.
Could you explain where it says that? Here is the relevant section:
āIn consideration for the opportunity to participate in the Workout, Player, for himself, his personal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns, hereby releases, discharges, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless National Invitational Camp, Inc., National Football Scouting, Inc., the owner(s), operator(s) and manager(s) of the Facility, any and all individuals participating in or present at the Workout, including, without limitation, Joe Philbin, the National Football League (āNFLā) and each of its 32 NFL Member Clubs, and each of the foregoing partiesā respective direct and indirect affiliates, partners, subsidiaries, agents, representatives, employees, shareholders, officers, directors, attorneys, insurers, successors and assigns (collectively, the āReleased Partiesā), from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, grievances, costs, losses, expenses, damages, injuries, illnesses, and losses (including death) caused by, arising out of, occurring during, or related directly or indirectly to the Workout, Playerās presence at the Facility, and any medical treatment or services rendered in connection with or necessitated by Playerās participation in the Workout.ā
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Malcom Jenkins fell on his sword so heās a bit different. Eric Reed never backed down and heās playing. Youāre right about that one. Isaiah Crowell played after intensely anti-police protests as well. I canāt recall if Crowell kneeled during the anthem.
What Iād love to know but never will is did all teamās independently decide that Kap wasnāt worth it or was their some form of colluding? Iād tend to believe the latter but have no actual basis for that belief.
As a white male in a college town I donāt have to worry about being harassed or potentially even injured or killed by a police officer simply Bc of the color of my skin. I can only imagine what a terrible feeling that must be. The Philando Castile footage made me sick for days.
I think that using the anthem as the platform may have not been properly thought through and things simply got out of hand quickly. The current political climate exacerbated the situation. But I think most of folks were insulted by the tactic of protest rather than what was initially being protested. Personally I think his protest was actually reinforcement of what makes this country so special but inrespect that otherās might disagree.
First Iām seeing it, I was going on the PFT reporting which says there was another clause. If theyāre wrong, Iām wrong
Appreciate that. You seem to have a legal background, that I donāt, and I thought I was missing something.
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Decent enough analysis
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The eight teams that attended Colin Kaepernickās workout Saturday in the Atlanta area: KC Jets Philadelphia Tennessee Buffalo SF Washington Detroit
From the perspective of an attorney that has prepared releases over 30 years, that release language was overly broad. I donāt blame CK for refusing to sign it.
How did CK not get a second chance? He is a free agent who can sign with any team, and the NFL gave him a chanceā¦no other player has been givenā¦to put on a workout for all teams.
What other free agents have been given this opportunity? CK tries to make things political all the time and did so this time by changing everything at the last minuteā¦so he could add his spin to it.
CK is a mediocre QB at bestā¦that is why he isnāt playing! Plus when he lost his job to Blaine Gabbert, didnāt he get shelved for a bit due to a ādead armā?
Face the facts CK is a sideshow withbmarginal talent.
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Worst case scenario, CK wouldāve been a top 5-7 backup in each of the last three years.
Heās never wanted to play. Heās always wanted to be the martyr. If he really wanted to play and really wanted a chance heād have went to the CFL and showed his stuff. He never did because he wouldnāt cut it.
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At this point I have no doubt what you are saying is correct. Playing isnāt in the plans right now. At this point I am hoping reports of him showing up in a Kunta shirt are false.
I am hoping some team tries to sign him to call his bluff.
Actually BOTH could still play ball towards the end of their careers, yet no teams would touch them anymore, because both were considered distractions that negatively impacted the team by always having to make the news. IE the exact same thing as Kap, it just happened a lot earlier in his career than theirs. With Kap, you have the extra bonus of being an anti-American clown, whoās (salary paying) audience is largely filled with patriotic Americans.