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Colin Kaepernick believes Jay-Z has a ‘guilty conscience’ over deals with NFL and Target

Colin Kaepernick's public criticism of Jay-Z is trending, following the former NFL quarterback's decision to pull his books from Target.

By · Published September 2, 2026 at 22:28 UTC · Updated September 3, 2026 at 01:24 UTC

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  1. Detected The first matching coverage entered the Archynetys cluster.
  2. Evidence threshold reached The story had enough independent coverage for an explanatory brief.
  3. Peak measured velocity The recorded velocity reached 18.
  4. Latest coverage observed Most recent article currently attached to this story cluster.

Source diversity sample: Yahoo · Baller Alert · bossip.com · HotNewHipHop · Billboard · yahoo.com · theJasmineBRAND · TheGrio.

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Questions people are asking

What did Colin Kaepernick say about Jay-Z?

Kaepernick accused Jay-Z of having a 'guilty conscience' over his deals with the NFL and Target.

Why did Colin Kaepernick pull his books from Target?

Kaepernick's decision to pull his books from Target comes amid a boycott of the retailer.

What is the relationship between Jay-Z and Target?

Coverage does not yet specify the nature of Jay-Z's deals with Target.

What happened

Four outlets are covering Colin Kaepernick's decision to pull his books from Target. He has also accused Jay-Z of having a 'guilty conscience' over his deals with the NFL and Target.

Kaepernick's comments come amid a boycott of Target, which has a business relationship with Jay-Z. TheGrio and NBC News both name Jay-Z in their coverage.

Kaepernick's comments have sparked conversation, according to Cleveland.com. theJasmineBRAND notes that Kaepernick will not sell his new memoir at Target.

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