Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the National Football League can advance further. The matter of when it will be settled remains unsettled, and as such this remains an argument about principle, and principal.
Mediator Stephen Burbank ruled Tuesday (and announced today) that Kaepernick’s complaint against the 32 owners that they conspired to keep him out of football can go forward to trial. It means more interviews of league and team officials by Kaepernick’s lawyer Mark Geragos, and ultimately a hearing to determine how much money, if any, Kaepernick will be entitled to if he wins.
Which is as it should be, really.