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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I really don't think it's racism is at the root of this at all. A lot of teams that considered looking at him were bombarded with season ticket holders promising to cancel their season tickets if he was signed. At the end of the day it's a business and it's no different than any other business shying away from hiring a controversial person. Happens all the time which is why he probably has little chance of winning this. Should Shia LaBeouf be suing Hollywood for collusion? He's been blackballed as well.
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The collusion claim is a lot more complicated than this. The NFL and other leagues effectively run a monopoly that is offside competition laws. So when owners get together with each other and decide not to offer Kaepernick a contract because he is black and speaks out against racism in America ... they are abusing their monopolistic power.
You can't compare this situation to other employment relationships.
And you really think owners respond to fans who threaten to cancel their season tickets? A hollow threat for sure - and everyone knows it.