His reporting was corroborated by Stephen A. Smith, arguably the nation’s most famous and popular sports reporter. Smith had this to say on ESPN’s “First Take” show, which he co-hosts:
“In my mind, the name that comes to mind is Jay-Z and Roc Nation,” he said. “Why? Clearly, there appears to be a collective effort to include these teams, with league approval, obviously” to get Kaepernick back on the field.
"The name that comes to my mind is Jay-Z."@stephenasmith sheds a little more light on what's going on with Colin Kaepernick. pic.twitter.com/JbT0evDAEc
— First Take (@FirstTake) November 13, 2019
Other prominent figures, including Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson, forwarded conjecture that Jay-Z was front and center in the formulation of this Kaepernick event north of Atlanta.
OR, this feels like what you’ve been wanting to see: can we really doubt that without JAY-Z’s presence such a workout would be tenable? We know teams can’t be made to hire anyone, but getting this done is huge for the wonderful @Kaepernick7 and a reflection of Jay’s influence. https://t.co/lBbyh7ACvM
— Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) November 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/_ygwillz/status/1194399708279713793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1194399708279713793&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.complex.com%2Fsports%2F2019%2F11%2Fjay-z-reportedly-had-some-influence-in-colin-kaepernicks-nfl-workout
Furthermore, ESPN’s Smith added that “at least 22 teams” will be in attendance at Kaepernick’s workout and that he will have a job “within two weeks” if the exiled quarterback can exemplify he is ready to play.
