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Geragos followed up by saying, "Somebody has
decided they were going to dime out the NFL for what they were
doing."
Free agents Kaepernick, a quarterback, and Eric Reid, a
defensive back, previously filed a grievance against the NFL,
maintaining that clubs are refusing to sign them strictly
because they have refused to stand for the national anthem
before games.
Earlier this week, Geragos went on the Straight Aim podcast with
host Amy Dash, who stated that he faced a tough task proving
collusion on the part of NFL owners.
Geragos replied, "Well, unless you've got an owner under penalty
of perjury testifying that he changed his mind after he was told
what Trump said."
That was a reference to President Donald Trump saying NFL teams
should fire players who refused to stand for the anthem.
Asked by Dash is he had such evidence, Geragos said, "Yeah.
Well, bingo."
Kaepernick, 30, first sat during the anthem in the 2016 season
and then knelt. Eventually he was joined by some San Francisco
49ers teammates, including safety Eric Reid, and players on
other teams followed suit.
Kaepernick, who led the 49ers to the Super Bowl after the 2012
season, was out of the NFL for all of 2017. Reid, 26, appeared
in 13 games for San Francisco last season but is currently
unsigned.
--Field Level Media
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