12:57 PM PT -- Jay-Z's camp tells us he has absolutely spoken to Kap within the last 48 hours, however ... that was NOT before Jay agreed to his new partnership with the NFL. It's unclear what they discussed, but we're told this was not a case of Jay checking in with Colin for approval. It couldn't have been ... the deal was already signed.
To be clear ... we're told the question posed to Jay during the media event was simply whether he had spoken to Colin -- NOT whether he had talked to Colin about the partnership.