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New York (AFP) - Colin Kaepernick's collusion case against the NFL can proceed, an arbitrator has ruled, setting the stage for attorneys for the former NFL quarterback to question league owners, coaches and officials.

Mark Geragos, Kaepernick's attorney, tweeted a letter Thursday from Stephen Burbank, an arbitrator appointed by the league and the NFL Players Association, revealing the decision to deny on Tuesday an NFL motion to dismiss Kaepernick's complaint.

The decision is a major blow to the NFL, which lost its bid to have the case thrown out and instead revealed the basic points of their case just as Kaepernick's side did to justify extending the fight.

Kaepernick, who began a kneeling protest during pre-game playings of the US national anthem that eventually aroused the ire of US President Donald Trump, has been unable to secure a contract with an NFL club since becoming a free agent in March 2017.

Kaepernick's complaint alleges team owners and the NFL colluded in violation of the league's collective bargaining agreement with the union to keep him out of the NFL.