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Published 18:59 IST, November 18th 2019

Colin Kaepernick's workout was a publicity stunt rather than usual trial, claims Jay Z

Jay-Z was left disappointed after Colin Kaepernick reportedly turned his scheduled NFL tryout into a publicity stunt

Reported by: Daniel Arambur
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Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick made headlines after he was offered a tryout as scouts from all franchises made their way to see the 32-year old quarterback. However, Colin Kaepernick's trial did not go as expected and the former NFL star was on the field for just another an hour. Here's what Jay-Z and other NFL critics had to say about Colin Kaepernick's NFL trial.

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As per US-based reports, sources close to rapper Jay-Z state that the hip-hop artist was disappointed at the manner in which Colin Kaepernick went about with his scheduled NFL trial on Sunday, November 17. Reports claim that Jay-Z concluded that Colin Kaepernick turned his NFL tryout into a publicity stunt rather than a regular football workout. Jay-Z also said that Kapernick did so to impress the scouts present at a high school that was 60 miles away in Riverdale, Georgia.

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13:25 IST, November 18th 2019