Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has not played in the NFL since the end of the 2016 season, has settled the lawsuit he filed w
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has not played in the NFL since the end of the 2016 season, has settled the lawsuit he filed with safety Eric Reid against the NFL.
The two players — who both kneeled during the National Anthem during the 2016 season to protest police brutality against minority communities — reached a financial settlement with the NFL in their joint collusion complaint against the league. They will take no further action against the league.
Reid, a former teammate of Kaepernick’s with the 49ers, was the first player to join Kaepernick in his protests, and continued to kneel for the anthem in 2017 after Kaepernick opted out of his contract with San Francisco. While Kaepernick has remained unsigned for two seasons after his initial protest, Reid, a former first-round pick in 2013, was left without a job until he signed with the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 27, just ahead of Week 4.
The league and Kaepernick’s attorneys released a statement Friday, saying that the matter had been resolved confidentially, which means it’s likely that both sides signed a non-disclosure agreement to not to speak publicly about details of the case or settlement.
“For the past several months, counsel for Mr.
