Colin Kaepernick collusion claim reaches John Elway and the Denver Broncos
NFL lawyers approached Denver Broncos General Manager John Elway at team HQ regarding Colin Kaepernick’s collusion claim against NFL teams and owners…
Denver Broncos General Manager John Elway was questioned for one hour by lawyers about former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who claims NFL teams came together to discuss Kaepernick’s protests and keep him from joining an NFL franchise.
The quarterback who once led the 49ers to the Super Bowl has been out of the NFL since he decided to become a free agent instead of staying with his old team for at least one more year. That decision has not worked out for him, obviously, though reports indicate the 49ers would have released him either way.
There are reasons related to football that Kaepernick is not on an NFL roster. However, the quarterback thinks that the reason he is unsigned goes beyond his abilities to lead an NFL franchise to success.
Kaepernick claims that the NFL and its teams have come together and discussed his protest actions.
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He thinks that the franchises have met in private to talk about his kneeling during the National Anthem, and refuse to sign him because of it.
Elway is not the first NFL team-employee to be questioned by NFL lawyers. Among the people questioned are Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome and head coach John Harbaugh, Seahawks general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, and Texans owner Bob McNair.
In 2016, Elway and the Broncos were discussing and even came to an agreement on a trade with the 49ers involving Kaepernick. The trade did not happen, though. Kaepernick called off the trade because he refused to take a pay cut to play for the Broncos.
Since Kaepernick didn’t become a Bronco, the team drafted Paxton Lynch out of Memphis.
Lynch has been unable to become the starting quarterback for Denver. That became apparent when they signed former Vikings quarterback Case Keenum.
Editor’s Note: Kaepernick’s argument against the Broncos is simple.
If they were willing to trade valuable assets for him in 2016, and pay him at or even slightly below average market value for a quarterback, why wouldn’t they sign him for even the veteran minimum in 2017 when their quarterback situation was no better?
It could be a strong case in Kaepernick’s favor, but at this point, some NFL team should just sign him an let him play football.