Colin Kaepernick Girlfriend Nessa Denies Reports Jay-Z Spoke To Kaepernick Before Signing The NFL Partnership Deal

Jay-Z says he talked to Colin Kaepernick before he signed his new partnership with the NFL — but that’s something Colin’s camp strongly denies.

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Some thought Jay — by signing on to help the NFL with entertainment and social justice issues — was undercutting Kap’s cause … but both Jay and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed that Wednesday at Roc Nation’s NYC offices.

The two men sat next to each other and discussed the partnership with about 30 invited media members. Referring to Kaepernick and other NFL players kneeling during the anthem, Jay said … “I think that we forget that Colin’s whole thing was to bring attention to social injustice so in that case this is a success — this is the next thing. There’s two parts of protest: the protest, and then there’s a company or individual saying ‘I hear you, what do we do next?’ For me it’s about actionable items, what are we gonna do about it?”

As you know, Kaepernick still doesn’t have a job in the NFL, and Goodell was asked if he’s been blackballed. He said “any team” can sign him. Both Jay-Z and Goodell said they had spoken to Kaepernick ahead of Tuesday’s announcement they’d be teaming up. However, neither would reveal what Kaepernick said.

As far as whether Kapernick would be involved in the partnership — where the NFL will support Jay-Z’s social justice cause and Jay will produce the Super Bowl Halftime Show — Jay said, “You’ll have to ask him, I’m not his boss. That’s for him to say.”

Goodell and Jay seemed like an old friends … shaking hands and laughing through the event.

Following the conference, Colin Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, went on record saying that despite what Jay said in the meeting, Colin did NOT talk to Jay-Z prior to his partnering with the NFL.

Colin’s girlfriend, Nessa, also came out and called Jay-Z liar for stating he talked to Colin before making that deal.

THIS is a lie. COLIN never spoke to Jay-Z and NFL ahead of that deal being done. They NEVER included him in any discussion 👉🏽 https://t.co/TWmoXS4JVJ pic.twitter.com/2bjSIEtnjQ

— NESSA (@nessnitty) August 14, 2019

Nessa has been retweeting negative tweets on the partnership — as well as Eric Reed, Colin’s BFF, who claims that Colin isn’t part of the deal whatsoever.

W O W. So this partnership deal started that long ago? I’m just at a loss for words.https://t.co/0t4CEMQqh7 pic.twitter.com/HetB8L1uHW

— NESSA (@nessnitty) August 14, 2019

Interesting timing on the partnership with Jay-Z on the heels of Stephen Ross’ fundraiser for Donald Trump and the backlash his other companies are getting because of it. #PayAttentionFolks

— Eric Reid (@E_Reid35) August 14, 2019

about people of color by forming numerous disingenuous partnerships to address social injustice while collectively blackballing Colin, the person who brought oppression and social injustice to the forefront of the NFL platform.

— Eric Reid (@E_Reid35) August 14, 2019

You & some others seem to misunderstand that we had no beef with the NFL until they started perpetuating the systemic oppression that we are fighting by blackballing Colin and then me. Nah I won’t quit playing but I will be a royal pain in the NFL’s a** for acting like they care https://t.co/bL6SMUkrQP

— Eric Reid (@E_Reid35) August 14, 2019