DAVIE, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills, who has been on the frontline of the NFL player protest movement since 2016, expressed strong disdain about how hip-hop mogul Jay-Z went about forming a social justice partnership with the NFL.
One of Stills' issues centers on the role kneeling during the national anthem to bring awareness to social justice issues still plays in this movement. When discussing NFL player protests beside NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a press conference setting last week in New York, Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) said "we've moved past kneeling and I think it's time to go into actionable items.