A confidentiality agreement prevented both sides from commenting - it remains unclear if the NFL admitted wrongdoing or how much money Reid, Kaepernick or others may have received.

Civil rights activists gathered outside of NFL headquarters and called on team owners to overturn a new policy aimed at stopping player protests during the national anthem. They also encouraged a boycott of the league and its sponsors.

Two players were kicked off their private Christian high school's team for their protests, with one kneeling and the other raising his fist.