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It won’t be cheap Youth Brock Coyle Jersey , should buy permanent peace with quarterback Colin Kaepernick. They should do it in order to end once and for all the debate about whether Kaepernick should have a job. They should do it in order to block a potential conclusion that the league colluded to keep Kaepernick unemployed. They should do it in order to avoid a My Cousin Vinny/Seinfeld finale-style trial, that will feature a parade of billionaires and multimillionaires who inevitably will contradict each other and themselves as they occupy the rare position of having to submit to authority other than their own.They should do it in order to ensure that none of the testimony, text messages, emails, or other materials created by the litigation will ever see the light of day.All of that can be done, if the NFL is willing to write a check big enough to get Kaepernick to agree to a deal. It would be not only a settlement of his collusion claim but also a full and final divorce between employer and employee, coupled with a broad and wide-ranging commitment to never talk about the collusion case, to never share any of the evidence obtained during the process with outsiders, and to never disparage the NFL or any of its teams.That’s a big part of what the league would be paying for: Silence. And to ensure that there would be no violation, the league could divide the compensation package into annual payments from an escrow account, with the ability to block those payments if Kaepernick violates any of the terms of the settlement. If Kaepernick ever blabs, then the payments would stop.Jason La Canfora of CBS recently reported that efforts to negotiate a settlement broke down White Mike McGlinchey Jersey , with the league and the NFL Players Association now planning for a full-blown collusion hearing, with two weeks in early 2019 eventually set aside for a real-life drama that unfortunately won’t happen in an open and public setting.Settlement talks can resume at any time, and it’s often the impending commencement of a trial that will prompt an agreement on the proverbial (or literal) courthouse steps. But if the lawyers are too caught up in their own convictions to ever be objective when it comes to assessing the strengths of the opposition’s case, a middle ground can never be found — and one side will end up being stunned by the final result, if/when the arbitrator decides that the opponent’s presentation of the evidence and its application to the appropriate legal statements makes more sense.For the NFL, the financial and P.R. consequences would be potentially too significant to justify the risk. At a time when the anthem controversy has almost entirely subsided (surely, some sort of a deal was struck between 345 Park and 1600 Pennsylvania to get a certain someone to quit tweeting about the issue), why pull the topic back to the front burner and turn up the heat? Even if the NFL wins, there will be dribs and drabs of documents and testimony that eventually land in the media, and the NFL will be fighting the battle to not look bad for weeks if not months to come.The NFL often receives criticism for not being proactive. This case presents an ideal opportunity to identify a problem, creatively predict how it could mushroom into a much bigger mess, and come up with a way to keep it all from blowing up in the league’s face.George Kittle, Matt Breida named to PFF 1st quarter All Pro team The San Francisco 49ers are facing problems on both sides of the ball after one quarter of the season Youth DeForest Buckner Jersey , but they have had some big breakthroughs out of the gate as well. They might not be making the playoffs in 2018, but if Jimmy Garoppolo bounces back from his torn ACL next season, the offense is finding some weapons that will put it in a position to take a big step forward.PFF put together their first quarter All Pro team, and the 49ers have a couple names on the list. Running back Matt Breida was listed as an honorable mention behind New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, and George Kittle earned the All Pro nod at tight end.Breida remains a solid dual threat, and has improved considerably from his rookie season. He is third in the NFL in rushing, but is first in yards per carry (7.6). More importantly, we are seeing improvement as a pass catcher. Last season, Football Outsiders ranked him 37th in DYAR as a pass catcher. This season, he currently ranks 17th. Breida was going to have a significant role this season, but Jerick McKinnon’s injury opened a door he has bounded through.Meanwhile, Kittle is on pace for a monster season. A year ago, he had 43 receptions Jimmy Garoppolo jersey , 515 yards, and two touchdowns. Through four games, he has 18 receptions, 316 yards, and a touchdown. I don’t expect him to remain on a pace for 72 receptions and 1,264 yards, but he appears to be making an early leap.Honorable mention behind Kittle was O.J. Howard who is now out two-to-four weeks with an MCL sprain. Howard leads all tight ends with 2.88 yards per route, while Kittle is second at 2.87.This weekend, the 49ers host an Arizona Cardinals defense that has been fairly solid for the most part. However, they are below average when it comes to defending both tight ends and running backs. Football Outsiders ranks them 23rd against tight ends and 19th against running backs. Kittle and Breida have been the two most effective weapons on the 49ers offense. I suspect Kyle Shanahan will look to continue making them a focus in Week 5.