Latest Issue. Past Issues. Technically, Colin Kaepernick withdrew his collusion case. Technically, the NFL did not admit ndl it conspired to blackball Kaepernick from lode league after he began taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. But nontechnically speaking, the NFL lost. The terms of the settlement, announced on Friday, were not disclosed. In a way, the NFL had no other choice. Read: They took a knee. For one, the depositions showed just how much league owners were petrified of President Donald Trump, who had loudly criticized the player protests. This one lifts me.