Colin Kaepernick first started the kneeling protests in 2016
Colin Kaepernick’s ‘collusion’ case against NFL team owners can go to trial after a request by the league to dismiss the complaint was rejected.
The ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback believes owners are conspiring not to hire him because of his protests against racial injustice in the USA.
Kaepernick started protests by kneeling during the USA national anthem.
The 30-year-old has been without a team since opting out of his 49ers contract in March 2017.
Kaepernick’s lawyer Mark Geragos has posted a statement from system arbitrator Stephen B Burbank denying the league’s request to dismiss the case.
The ruling means there is sufficient evidence to allow the case to go to trial.
Kaepernick first protested by sitting during the national anthem in August 2016, before opting to kneel instead.
