05-30-2018, 02:24 PM
(05-30-2018, 01:13 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: No team want's to have a horse and pony show in their locker room. I don't blame them. Word about him got around pretty quick (it usually does) that he might not be the healthiest element to bring into a locker room. I don't doubt that one bit. But I seriously doubt anyone can bring proof to the table that there was a conspiracy to blackball Kaep. His stats suck and he's not starter material. He could affect your locker room. He doesn't plan on taking the field this year but instead wishes to protest. Those are the 3 reasons he didn't get signed.
Those are three reasons YOU wouldn't sign him if you were a team owner or coach.
But, what matters to the arbitrator and/or judge is what the people who are actually in a position to make hiring decisions for the NFL say and think. Several of them have already been deposed and testified about it.
If there's evidence or testimony that decision-makers or leaders in the NFL conspired to have keep him from being signed, or were directed/cautioned/pressured by the league not to sign him, then it could be ruled 'collusion' under the collective bargaining agreement.
We'll see.