LEONARD GREENE: O.J. Simpson ex-teammate says trial showed ‘Black man can buy justice like a white man’
If there is anybody with a unique perspective on the O.J. Simpson saga, it’s Boston lawyer Eddie Jenkins.
Not only is Jenkins, a former president of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, well versed on the subject of jury nullification, he had a front row seat to the vanity show as Simpson’s football teammate.
Jenkins has three things that Simpson never had: class, a commitment to the Black community and a Super Bowl ring.
Jenkins, a Brooklyn native, earned the ring as a member of the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins, which later traded him to the Buffalo Bills to be Simpson’s backup.
Jenkins remembers walking into his new clubhouse and seeing his own locker filled with Simpson’s stuff.
“Oh, you’re the new guy,” Simpson said before even saying hello. “You don’t mind me keeping my equipment in your locker, do........
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