Had Kaepernick won his case in a full hearing, he would have been eligible to receive the money he might have received if he were signed as a free agent. Even though Kaepernick has not played in more than two years, his name had continued to surface every time an N.F.L. team signed a new quarterback. case at times also exposed a bit of a rift between Kaepernick and the N.F.L.P.A. Kaepernick hired his own lawyers for the case instead of going through the union, and the union’s statement on the resolution said it was informed of the settlement by the N.F.L.

Source: New York Times February 15, 2019 19:16 UTC