Kaepernick collusion grievance will go to trial

Al Neal
Al Neal
Aug 31, 2018 · 4 min read
Former NFL quarterback and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick leaves after receiving the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2018 in Amsterdam, April 21. His collusion grievance against the NFL has been cleared to move forward to trial. | Peter Dejong / AP

In the first of many knockout blows to the NFL, et al. (Donald J. Trump), an arbitrator late Thursday ruled in favor of Colin Kaepernick and will advance his collusion grievance against the league to trial. The hearing is expected to begin later this year.

The decision was made by Stephen B. Burbank, a University of Pennsylvania law professor who is the NFL-NFLPA arbitrator assigned…

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