Colin Kaepernick’s collusion suit against the NFL finally came to an end yesterday, when it was announced the the league had come to a settlement agreement with both Kaepernick and Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, who was part of the same collusion suit. Though terms of the settlement will likely never be released due to a strict confidentiality agreement between two parties, there’s been speculation that the final number could be somewhere around $50 million.
Over-under for the Kaepernick settlement: $49.5 million.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 15, 2019
Whatever the settlement amounts to, LeBron James hopes Kaepernick got enough money to set up his family for life.
Lakers’ LeBron James on Colin Kaepernick: “I stand with Kaep. I kneel with Kaep. I’m happy to see the news that he won his suit. I hope it’s a hell of a lot of money.” pic.twitter.com/AmOLTGca8r
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 16, 2019
“I’m happy to see the news come out yesterday that he won his suit,” LeBron said during his All-Star media availability on Saturday. “I hope it’s a hell of a lot of money that can set not only him up, but set his family up, set his grandkids up for the rest of their lives.”
LeBron went on to voice his support for what Kaepernick is standing for, tell reporters that he “kneels with Kap,” in reference to the former San Francisco 49ers silent protests during the National Anthem.
“I hope the word of what he did will live on throughout American history, but also world history, because it’s important for all of us, not only African-Americans, but for anybody that wants to stand up for something that’s more important than them,” James said.
