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It appears that the NFL was motivated by fear.  Every teams books, email, texts, etc would have been available during the discovery phase leading up to the trial. I can only imagine what might have been discovered on Jerry Jones, deceased Texans owner, etc internal communications. Apparently itโ€™s the first time the NFL has settled (at least a major case) instead of using its power to force its preferred solution. 

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The NFL should have been motivated by fear and this would have been an easy case to litigate and win with damages far greater than a settlement.  In the end, itโ€™s only money but for a business that can literally sit back and print money they (owners and commish) really make some stupid decisions.   Itโ€™s really amazing to sit back and watch just how badly they **** some things up.

 

 

Kind of like the concussion settlement?  The NFL has zero integrity.  They preach โ€œprotecting the shieldโ€ which basically means adopting a strict means to end financial philosophy over anything else. 

They donโ€™t care about the players.  They can (and have) held cities hostage.  Hell, Iโ€™m not sure they care about the fans.  They care about making money.  And not just making money- but obscene profits.

At some point the gravy train will end and it will be spectacular to watch.   

PackerPatrick posted:
Henry posted:

Maybe they should stop black balling players for money because it makes some of their fans go poopy.

Or maybe he was not worth a hiring. He really was not all that good toward the end anyway. What kap done was more like blackmail than black ball.

He was not a top 15 QB anymore, but did you see some of the guys that got shots to play again before he did? Mark Sanchez? Josh Johnson hadn't thrown a pass in 5 years and was never any good - but he got signed by the Redskins because they wanted a running QB? TJ Yates? Brett Hundley? 

The NFL settled because they were going to lose. All you had to do was watch tape on some of these backup QBs. 

The NFL didn't settle with Tom Brady for deflating footballs and that was as dumb a suspension as you'll ever see. 

PackerPatrick posted:
Henry posted:

Maybe they should stop black balling players for money because it makes some of their fans go poopy.

Or maybe he was not worth a hiring. He really was not all that good toward the end anyway. What kap done was more like blackmail than black ball.

1)  Have you seen the QB talent around this league?  To say Kaepernick isn't at least a back up QB is absurd.

2) How do you explain Eric Reid then?

Not exactly sure how NFL collusion is black mail when they stripped him of his career because of a social stance.  

Letโ€™s see if we can say this without the usual dumdums getting all wet in the panties...

Itโ€™s probably been long enough now, and the media has had enough other drums to beat, that he can probably find his way onto a roster. Agree with his stance or not, I think NFL coaches had a case to avoid the circus that would have followed him on their roster in the immediate aftermath of his statements. I donโ€™t think thatโ€™s the case anymore. Whether he can still play may be another topic- it has been 3 years- but I donโ€™t think his name brings as much of the nonsense with it as it might have before.

The nonsense that most sensible folks are paying attention to now are being generated by special junior congress members and deals shaded in green...

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My comment was not meant as a political one. Rather itโ€™s a condemnation of the threat of legal action by a person who tries to get what he or she wants by threat of legal action. Some entities decide to avoid that by paying them off, thatโ€™s why I used the word blackmail. Besides, I think that Mr. Kaepernick knew that he was not wanted in NFL lockerooms. Itโ€™s โ€œhey look at me, I am so very important!โ€. Sign me! What team want to have to deal with that nonsense? I also find that wearing cartoon pigs dressed as cops revolting as do most people.

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