Sources: Jay-Z Had A Hand In Colin Kaepernick’s NFL Exercise
Colin Kaepernick will get a shot to show he’s worthy of an NFL roster spot this Saturday (November 16), and now we’re studying that Jay-Z could have performed an element within the league’s choice to arrange the exercise and interview session.
Based on NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Hov — who’s a associate with the NFL on social justice — used his place to sway golf equipment into having a look on the former San Francisco and NFC Championship-winning quarterback.
“I’m additionally advised that JAY-Z—who has been working with the NFL on some social justice initiatives—was concerned on this and pushed this concept to some extent,” Rapoport mentioned throughout a phase on an NFL Community program.
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Rapaport additionally took to Twitter to disclose that the pending exercise was not included within the settlement Kaepernick reached with the NFL in February.
Two notes: 1. Jay-Z, a associate with the NFL on social justice, had some affect right here. 2. This isn’t a part of Kaepernick’s settlement, nor did he ask for this in his settlement. https://t.co/6l7z3MYJ5x
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 13, 2019
Jay-Z’s partnership with the Nationwide Soccer League has been met with combined response from followers and the media since its announcement in August. Some imagine the Hip Hop mogul is the best individual to show the NFL right into a extra social-justice pleasant entity whereas others imagine it’s a ploy by the league to dodge their problematic previous concerning race relations, together with Colin Kaepernick’s efficient ban from groups signing him attributable to his nationwide anthem protests.
Eric Reid, a former teammate of Kaepernick’s in San Francisco who was important of the Jay-Z/NFL deal, is now additionally talking out about Saturday’s exercise. “It feels disingenuous,” mentioned Reid, who at the moment performs for the Carolina Panthers, to reporters on Wednesday. “I am going to imagine it after I see it. At this level, it seems like a PR stunt.”
Reid reminded reporters that NFL head coaches and common managers sometimes journey or are with their groups on Saturdays. “What decision-makers are going to have the ability to attend a exercise?” he requested. “The opposite unusual factor, I noticed there was a report different groups have been keen on Colin however they reached out to the league about it. That is unusual.”
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