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Rapper Lil Wayne Inks Deal With FSU Football Player

WFSU | By Nick Evans
Published March 30, 2016 at 2:28 PM EDT
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Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne

New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne will represent Florida State football player Reggie Northrup as he pursues a career in the NFL.  Northrup inked a marketing deal with Young Money Sports.

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Dwayne Michael Carter, aka Lil Wayne, aka LilWeezyand self-proclaimed best rapper alive is branching out.  He’s launched Young Money sports, and the rapper is embarking on this new venture with Florida State inside linebacker ReggieNorthrup.  After an impressive 2014 season,Northrupsuffered an ACL tear and had trouble returning to form in 2015.  But Young Money won’t be representingNorthrupas a sports agent—the agreement is for marketing and branding deals.  With league watchers projectingNorthrupas a late round pick at best, Lil Wayne may have his work cut out for him.

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Nick Evans
Nick Evans came to Tallahassee to pursue a masters in communications at Florida State University. He graduated in 2014, but not before picking up an internship at WFSU. While he worked on his degree Nick moved from intern, to part-timer, to full-time reporter. Before moving to Tallahassee, Nick lived in and around the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years. He listens to far too many podcasts and is a die-hard 49ers football fan. When Nick’s not at work he likes to cook, play music and read.
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