Jay-Z's Roc Nation and the NFL have entered into a multiyear partnership 'to enhance the NFL's live game experiences and to amplify the league's social justice efforts'
Jay-Z's Roc Nation and the NFL announced Tuesday that they have entered into a multiyear partnership"to enhance the NFL's live game experiences and to amplify the league's social justice efforts," according to NFL.com.
Roc Nation, an entertainment company, will advise on NFL performances, such as the Super Bowl. The partnership will seek to"nurture and strengthen community through football and music, including through the NFL's Inspire Change initiative," according to the league's site. The initiative tries to foster positive change in communities nationwide, NFL.com said. Roc Nation declined to comment on the partnership but is expected to address the media on Wednesday.
— iamcardib September 24, 2017 Jay-Z has said he would"100%" advise Kaepernick to do the same thing and stand against racism in this country, despite losing his job for it. He also called Kaepernick an"iconic" figure.Jay-Z acknowledged to the Post that he did have apprehension about the partnership in the current climate. Kaepernick remains unsigned. 'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
Jay-Z: Colin Kaepernick 'an iconic figure' 01:24"I think that when you're discussing these sort of issues, everything is going to be tough," Carter said."You can either go home, you can pack your bag and sit in the house or you can choose to take it head-on. And that's pretty much how we operate at Roc Nation. We seek to identify things that we want to be a part of and things that we believe that we can add value to, and we step in and we come with these ideas.
— Colin Kaepernick August 7, 2019 Last week, Kaepernick released a video saying he has been out of work for more than 800 days and was"still ready" to play professional football.An attempt by CNN to contact representatives for Kaepernick was unsuccessful. The National Football League Players Association declined to comment. CNN's Elizabeth Joseph and Deena Zaru contributed to this report.
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