OT NFL grievance UPD financial settlement reached

[Pinkfloyd]

dont see this ending well for Kaepernick

for starters, he opted out of his contract, he wasn't released by the team

and unless there is some secret memo saying not to sign him, there's no real way to prove collusion. being "better" is subjective and up to the opinion of each GM.

Also it is the owner's right to choose if they want a player representing their team or not...its the same reason Ray Rice doesn't have a job.

I don't see how him opting out is relevant. The 49ers were going to cut him regardless and the collusion is about him not signing elsewhere. Not signing someone because of his politics being compared to Ray Rice beating a woman to a bloody pulp is quite the ridiculous comparison. People in the public sphere ought to abide by the principles the country is founded upon.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

after yesterday's announcement that Kaepernick would be the face of the "just do it" campaign, Nike's stock price has dropped 3% so far today.

there's your concrete evidence that he is bad for business

 

[LeHab]

Yup and despite the dip, stock is still up over last week price. I think target demographic for Nike is the type to support the cause. Interesting that Nike just extended its contract earlier this year with NFL until 2028 and here they are capitalizing on something the league would prefer to put behind.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Yup and despite the dip, stock is still up over last week price. I think target demographic for Nike is the type to support the cause. Interesting that Nike just extended its contract earlier this year with NFL until 2028 and here they are capitalizing on something the league would prefer to put behind.

negative

It ran between $81 and $82 a share last week and ended yesterday at $79.60 per share

 

[Epsilon]

negative

It ran between $81 and $82 a share last week and ended yesterday at $79.60 per share

I hope you don't have any aspirations of an investment-related career, because it's clear you have no clue what causes stock price movement, or why Nike and a bunch of similar companies were all down yesterday.

 

[LeHab]

negative

It ran between $81 and $82 a share last week and ended yesterday at $79.60 per share

You are right, was a little earlier Aug 15 @ 79.57.

 

[LeHab]

Kaepernick Campaign Gives Nike a Big Sales Boost

Kaep impact or not, Nike online sales are up since campaign started.

Ironic how a company accused for decades of exploiting foreign labor in sweatshops to create its apparel is selling an image promoting equality.

 

[CTHabsfan]

Kaepernick Campaign Gives Nike a Big Sales Boost

Kaep impact or not, Nike online sales are up since campaign started.

Ironic how a company accused for decades of exploiting foreign labor in sweatshops to create its apparel is selling an image promoting equality.

Also ironic considering this:
Why the gender discrimination lawsuit against Nike is so significant

 

[LadyStanley]

NFL reaches financial settlement with Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid
News | Yahoo Mobile

Smells like financial settlement

 

[MXD]

Prime Time Sports forced to close, after removing Nike apparel from store

 

[MXD]

NFL reaches financial settlement with Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid
News | Yahoo Mobile

Smells like financial settlement

Yup.
This is so obviously gonna get leaked though.

 

[LeHab]

Thought he would try to bring down the house out of principle no matter what. Some supporters will probably call him a sellout now but I think he already did quite a lot for the cause as one person. With the settlement and marketing opportunities (Nike) he may have made more than had he actually played. Now will someone sign him for next season?

 

[mouser]

Without knowing the settlement details it's next to impossible to guess whether Kaepernick "came out ahead" or not financially.

 

[HairyCanary]

I just find it funny that this whole Kaepernick thing was what made so many people boycott the NFL when they've basically been disrespecting America, as they like to put it, far more than Kaepernick, such as bilking cities like Cincinnati for tons of money, aiding and enabling domestic violence (Josh Brown) and screwing over teams (New Orleans) because they're desperate for relevance in a market (LA) where the only team (Raiders) that plays the sport anyone cares about is heading to another city altogether.

But it's Kaepernick who is anti-American, not the greedy owners or anything.

Right.

 

[cowboy82nd]

I just find it funny that this whole Kaepernick thing was what made so many people boycott the NFL when they've basically been disrespecting America, as they like to put it, far more than Kaepernick, such as bilking cities like Cincinnati for tons of money, aiding and enabling domestic violence (Josh Brown) and screwing over teams (New Orleans) because they're desperate for relevance in a market (LA) where the only team (Raiders) that plays the sport anyone cares about is heading to another city altogether.

But it's Kaepernick who is anti-American, not the greedy owners or anything.

Right.

Explain to me how "the greedy owners" are anti-American?

 

[mouser]

WSJ is reporting the final settlement number is less then $10 million. Substantially lower then initial rumors of $60-$80 million. Presumably this settlement covers both Kaepernick and Eric Reid together. If accurate that would suggest Kaepernick and company never did find the smoking gun of NFL collusion.

Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid collusion settlement: Duo reportedly split less than $10 million