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Colin Kaepernick is going to war with the NFL. According to a report from Pro Football talk, the former Niners quarterback wants to invalidate the current collective bargaining when he filed a grievance against NFL owners for collusion.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Kaepernick wants to trigger termination of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Article 69, Section 2 of the CBA allows for the agreement to be terminated prematurely in the event of proof of collusion. Under Article 17, Section 16(c) of the CBA, termination can arise from only one incident of collusion involving only one player if there is clear and convincing evidence of a violation.
The ramifications would be enormous, and historical. Kaepernick could give all players a tremendous piece of leverage, moving up the expiration of the contract by more than three years and forcing the owners back to the bargaining table.
Former NFL player Sean Gilbert proposed, in connection with his effort to become the NFLPA’s executive director, the potential termination of the CBA in early 2015, based on collusion arising from the funding rule applicable to guaranteed contracts. Gilbert did not win, and the collusion case was never filed.
Kaepernick’s lawyers released a statement to media members blasting NFL owners for being able to be influenced by President Trump’s politics to keep Kaepernick out of the league
From Colin Kaepernick's legal team. Explaining his collusion grievance pic.twitter.com/j8zEii7iwx
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) October 15, 2017
It’s going to be an interesting couple of months watching this case from afar.