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In a wide-ranging interview, Colin Kaepernick said that. the NFL made JAŸ-Z the "Black Face of the NFL."
Colin Kaepernick has become more famous for his activism and conviction than for his time on the football field, and he just made an explosive claim. According to Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback stated that the NFL employed JAŸ-Z to become the “Black Face of the NFL” in a bid to end protests.
Sitting down with the MediasTouch podcast, Colin Kaepernick discussed a variety of topics and spoke extensively about the long-rumored and alleged efforts of NFL owners to keep him out of the league.
In this portion of the chat, Kaepernick revealed that the owners came to him to head the NFL’s social justice initiatives and to end the silent protests, which he declined. Kaepernick added that the owners sought out JAŸ-Z to head that effort some years later, saying the league needed someone who was Black to make the initiative a reality.
“They tried it first with the players’ coalition. They tried it with me, directly, trying to offer me a major deal to lead their social justice initiatives while they’re actively blackballing me. To be clear, that was rejected,” Kaepernick said.
He continued, “At the same time, we see AŸ-Z step into that role, effectively fill the void that the NFL owners were looking for, that black face to subvert the protests.”
Check out the full interview with Colin Kaepernick below.
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