The NFL players' union says former San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid filed a grievance against the league
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Reid, a Pro Bowler in 2013, had joined former teammate Colin Kaepernick two seasons ago in kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality
and racial inequality.
Kaepernick wasn't signed for the 2017 season following his release in San Francisco. Reid continued the quarterback's protests. The 26-year-old safety
became a free agent this offseason when his rookie contract with the 49ers
expired.
"Our union is aware that Eric Reid and his legal representatives filed a collusion claim, which will be heard through the arbitration process as spelled
out in our collective bargaining agreement," the NFL Players Association said in
a statement Wednesday. "Our union supports Eric and we are considering other
legal options to pursue."
Kaepernick previously filed a collusion grievance that is in the discovery stage. He deposed several league owners and executives, including Commissioner
Roger Goodell. Reid is using the same attorneys as Kaepernick.
A league spokesman said Wednesday: "We are abiding by the confidentiality provision of the CBA and have no comment."
In March, Goodell was asked about Reid, one of the better players at his position in the NFL, not having a job.
"I've said this repeatedly to you: The 32 teams make individual decisions on the players who are going to best help their franchises
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decisions. I'm not directly involved with that."
Last month, Kaepernick praised Reid for continuing to make a stand for social justice when the quarterback was presented an Amnesty International award in
Amsterdam.
"Eric introducing me for this prestigious award brings me great joy," Kaepernick said. "But I am also pained by the fact that his taking a knee, and
demonstrating courage to protect the rights of black and brown people in
America, has also led to his ostracization from the NFL when he is widely
recognized as one of the best competitors in the game and in the prime of his
career."
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Steven Nyman crashed in downhill training on the Kandahar course for the second year in a row.
This time, though, the American skier escaped relatively unharmed.
Nyman had to end his season early last year when he crashed in downhill practice on Jan. 27 last year. On Friday, he went into the net before pulling
himself up and skiing down the mountain. He said he felt a tweak in his right
knee.
He will skip Saturday’s World Cup event, the last downhill race before the Olympics next month.
”He’s just going to rest his body for the Olympics. Eyes on the prize
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Nyman wasn’t sure exactly what had caused him to skid off.
”Maybe I pushed too hard at one point. It’s kind of a peely snow – it’s hard underneath but then a wet layer on top. I think I pushed too hard and just kind
of did the splits. It was weird,” he told AP.
The incident brought back memories of Nyman’s accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen last year, when he was having the fastest run of the day
until he crashed off a jump and tore his left knee. He had to be airlifted off
the course.
Nyman, 26th in practice on Thursday, has been working hard to get back this season, placing 41st at a downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, in December, then 28th
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Nyman’s girlfriend, Charlotte Moats, gave birth to the couple’s first daughter, Nell, last June, and she played a huge role in helping with his
recovery from left-knee surgery. He said before that she helped prevent him from
over-training and pushing too hard to get back too quickly.
But time on the slopes is what counts now with the Olympics only two weeks away. Nyman is captain of the United States downhill squad.
”I haven’t really skied all too much this year
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confidence-boost as well.”
Nyman has 11 World Cup podium finishes but the last of his three victories was in Val Gardena in December 2014. His last podium was on the same course two
years later.
Asked if the political situation and tensions in the region were having any effect on his preparations for the Pyeongchang Games, Nyman said he was learning
to shut a lot of things out.
”I live over here all winter. I rent a place in Innsbruck (Austria) for three months out of the year, so to be over here and not be super-fluent in German,
you kind of learn to not listen to a lot of things,” Nyman said. ”It’s pretty
nice.”
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