Jon Favreau is into the idea, so it’s definitely possible.
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Monday, November 18, 2019
JAY-Z is hot with Colin Kaepernick for not ‘playing ball’ on NFL’s terms
Once again, the NFL is pissed with Colin Kaepernick.
READ MORE: As Jay-Z is reportedly linked to Kaepernick’s NFL workout, some issues with the league surface
Many people had concerns about whether or not the NFL’s workout offer was a legit opportunity for the former quarterback to show his best moves in front of the league’s coaches. Even the principled quarterback had reservations about the gesture. And so when Saturday’s “opportunity” arrived, Kaep flipped the script and changed the location of his NFL workout from the Falcons facility to a local high school, in a move that gave him more control over the narrative.
That move didn’t sit well with the league, Sports Illustrated reports.
Earlier in the week, Kaepernick learned that the NFL has opened up an opportunity for him to be evaluated by teams at a private workout over the weekend. During this session, teams would be able to assess his readiness to play professionally once again.
But then questions surfaced over the legitimacy of the opportunity, after it was reported many of the team head coaches and scouts wouldn’t even be in attendance and no media was invited to capture the moment.
Also, JAY-Z’s name was raised as having a hand in opening up the chance for Kaepernick to be scoped out.
Initially the rapper received a ton of flack not just from fans but also from members of Kaepernick’s inner circle after it was announced that through his company Roc Nation, JAY-Z would be co-producing the Super Bowl Halftime show and also contribute to Inspire Change, a foundation the NFL started in response to public outrage over their mishandling of Kaepernick’s peaceful #TakeTheKnee protest.
Now a source revealed that JAY-Z is “disappointed with Colin’s actions and believes he turned a legitimate workout into a publicity stunt.”
Kaepernick told the league instead that he opted to move the workout to Charles R. Drew High School in Riverdale, Ga on Saturday. A handful of scouts were on hand. However, Hue Jackson, who was leading the first NFL workout, instead returned to the airport and didn’t attend.
“From the outset, Mr. Kaepernick requested a legitimate process and from the outset the NFL league office has not provided one,” his agent, Jeff Nalley, and attorney, Ben Meiselas, said in a statement.
“Most recently, the NFL has demanded that as a precondition to the workout, Mr. Kaepernick sign an unusual liability waiver that addresses employment-related issues and rejected the standard liability waiver from physical injury proposed by Mr. Kaepernick’s representatives.”
Mike Florio from Pro Foot Ball Talk, a site powered by NBC Sports believes that what makes this clause even more sinister is that if signed, it would have legal prohibited Kaepernick from ever addressing the collussion allegation in the courts again.
However journalist Mark Maske of the Washington Post, received a tip from an anonymous source from the NFL that contends that “[t]he employment clause in the waiver that the NFL wanted Colin Kaepernick to sign was related to potential worker’s compensation issues if he’d been injured and was not related to any of Kaepernick’s collusion-related claims, in the league’s view.”
READ MORE: Colin Kaepernick posts video of private workout session with Odell Beckham Jr.
The NFL has responded in a length post saying they were “disappointed” Kaepernick didn’t show up for the Falcons facility 2:30p.m. workout to show his football readiness.
The NFL responds on the change to the Colin Kaepernick workout. pic.twitter.com/xfUxAGKfN8
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 16, 2019
Kaepernick even wore a “Kunte Kinte” shirt, alluding to the fact that he is not a slave who is willing to turn into a Toby.
We stan(d) for Kaep.
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Hundreds gather to honor and celebrate Alexis Crawford’s life at her funeral
On Saturday, hundreds of people paid tribute to Alexis Crawford, the young Clark Atlanta University student who was killed earlier this month.
READ MORE: MISSING: Clark Atlanta student hasn’t been seen in almost a week—
The funeral for Crawford was held nearly a week after her body was recovered, following the filing of a missing person’s report by her family members.
Crawford, 21, was killed allegedly by her roommate, Jordyn Jones, and the roommate’s boyfriend Barron Brantley. Jones was reportedly Crawford’s best friend, and both suspects have since been arrested and charged with murder.
Family and friends gathered at Cornerstone Church in Athens and remembered Crawford as a “smart” and “bright” student who touched many lives, 11 Alive reports.
“Alexis Janae Crawford was just a quintessential college student from a small town,” the Rev. Markel Hutchins said. “She was smart and brilliant and beautiful.”
Kelly Girtz, the mayor of Athens where Crawford’s family lives, embraced the CAU student known as “Lex,” as everyone’s daughter.
“Alexis is every one of our daughters,” Girtz said. “Alexis is every one of our friends.”
Crawford’s friend Deajia Kershaw reminisced about how the two would dream about their future.
“We would just sit and just talk about how we are going to be so rich,” Kershaw said. “How we’re going to be so rich and have a big house. So, Lex, for the both us, I’m going to get that degree.”
Alexis’ sister Alexandria Crawford shared an intimate moment, which would be the last that two would share.
“I would like to share with you all, one of her last texts with me. On Monday, she texted ‘All of this is in God’s plan, it will work out for me. Praying it will,’” Alexis’ sister said at the funeral.
“I will never forget you. I remember your love forever, said Crawford’s friend Khadijah Grier, said.
“I can rest better now, knowing she’s in heaven,” her brother said.
Crawford and Jones reportedly got into a fight in their off-campus apartment, after they went out to buy alcohol. Warrant documents states that Brantley, Jones’ boyfriend, then got involved in the altercation.
READ MORE: Murder suspect has been charged in Clark Atlanta University student case
“Something is broken and I’m going to fix it as chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners,” Fulton County Commissioner Robb Pitts promised. “Crawford family, you have my word.”
“It hurts to the core,” said Dr. George French Jr. the president of Clark Atlanta University.
“But God still loves this family. God still has your back.”
One of Crawford’s friends also promised to start aa scholarship on her name.
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Dwyane Wade Launches Sock Line PKWY at Target Stores Nationwide
Retirement isn’t really retiring when you’re still working. According to BET, former Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade has launched a sock line.
Wade’s sock line, PKWY, which was founded back in 2013,is now be available nationwide at Target stores. Dwyane is a co-founder of the company and hopes this new venture will breathe new life into the brand. PKWY, which launched last year in February, was co-founded by Wade in a partnership with Stance. Wade and Stance have worked together since 2013 when he became the first NBA athlete to represent the company and co-created an ongoing collection that carried his name.
“I’ve always loved socks as a fashion piece because they add a true layer of personality to your style,” Wade shared in a press release. “This new joint venture is the perfect next step in what’s been an amazing partnership, and it only makes sense that the first lifestyle socks to come out under the PKWY umbrella pay tribute to a city I love so much.”
PKWY at Target (Image: Dwyane Wade/Facebook)
As Wade says on the PKWY website, “We don’t just make socks, we make true colors. New collections to reveal the uniqueness of your voice. New styles to amplify the passion in your heart. The world is full of expression, so don’t be afraid to put it out there. What you believe can unite us in our diversity. If it can inspire us through our differences. It can elevate us through our uniqueness. Because it all belongs on your sleeve … or your feet … or your anywhere.”
Wade is a retired three-time NBA Champion (2006, 2012, and 2013) and 12-time All-Star selection. In 2006, three years after first joining the Heat as the No. 5 overall draft pick, he led the team to Miami’s first-ever NBA Championship and was named MVP of the Finals. In 2012 and 2013, Dwyane won his second and third NBA Championships. In 2004, he created the Wade’s World Foundation, which provides support to various educational, health, and family service programs, in particular, those that benefit underserved communities in Miami and his hometown of Chicago. In 2011, Wade was appointed to President Obama’s Fatherhood Task Force. In September 2012, he became a New York Times best-selling author, with the release of his first book, A FATHER FIRST: How My Life Became Bigger than Basketball.
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Kanye West says that he’s the “Greatest artist that God has ever created”
On Sunday, famed Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen stood beside Kanye West and let him finish all his thoughts about his newfound affection for the Christian faith.
READ MORE: Kanye West brings Sunday Service to Dayton, Ohio in honor of mass shooting victims
The Jesus Is King rapper took to the pulpit at the megachurch in Houston for a powerhouse Sunday Service, PEOPLE reports.
West gave his personal dissertation about why he’s walking with Jesus now, and putting Hip-Hop on the back burner. And in West’s signature style, he was unapologetic about designating himself as the “Greatest artist that God has ever created.”
“I know that God’s been calling me for a long time and the devil’s been distracting me for a long time,” West confessed.
The rap artist also spoke candidly about his mental health issues.
“When I was in my lowest points, God was there with me and sending me visions and inspiring me, and I remember sitting in the hospital at UCLA after having a mental breakdown and there’s documentation of me drawing a church and [wanting to] start a church in the middle of Calabasas,” he added.
West continued, “all of that arrogance and cockiness that y’all have seen from me, God is now using for him,” he said.
“Because every time I stand up, I feel that I’m standing up and drawing a line in the sand and saying, ‘I’m here in service to God and no weapon formed against me shall prosper,’ ” he said.
“Jesus has won the victory. I told you about my arrogance and cockiness already. Now the greatest artist that God has ever created is now working for him,” he added.
West still, however, had some of that cockiness on deck when he silence someone off camera. He told them to stop talking while he was speaking because sometimes he gets a stream of consciousness, and needed to concentrate.
READ MORE: Kanye West performed two secret concerts for Harris County jail inmates
“I go into these streams of consciousness when I’m talking, and when you speaking in the middle of it, it distracts me,” he told someone. “I really appreciate the support, but I would like for everybody to be completely silent so I can let God flow through me as I speak to you guys today.”
Some 15,000 free tickets were distributed for the service which were gone in a record seven minutes.
The church itself welcomes some 50,000 people a week, Chron.com reports.
Kim Kardashian, West’s wife, was front and center smiling watching him from the audience.
“He reaches people that we will never reach in the church world,” Osteen told ABC after the service.
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