Jay-Z To Become NFL Team Owner

Following his music and social justice partnership with the NFL, TMZ Sports reports that the Roc Nation mogul is taking his relationship with the league to the next level by becoming part owner of an NFL team.

Sources connected to Hov claim that he is going to have a “significant ownership interest” in an NFL team “in the near future.” It’s unclear what team he will have a stake in, but he reportedly wants to become a part owner “because he’s a huge fan, already has a sports business, and wants to continue to be a change agent for the NFL.”

Earlier this week, Jay and the NFL announced a long term partnership. Roc Nation will serve as the NFL’s “live music entertainment strategist,” consulting on entertainment, including the Super Bowl halftime show, and contributing to the league’s social-justice program, Inspire Change.

“The NFL has a great big platform, and it has to be all-inclusive,” said Jay-Z, who has been an outspoken critic of the league in the past. “They were willing to do some things, to make some changes, that we can do some good.”

The deal was met with controversy from many who criticised his decision to partner with the NFL after their treatment of Colin Kaepernick, who was blackballed after kneeling during the national anthem three years ago.