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re: Are NIL deals structured like common employment agreements?
Posted on 4/18/24 at 7:28 am to Indefatigable
Posted on 4/18/24 at 7:28 am to Indefatigable
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In fact, NIL can’t be tied to attendance at the school or participation in a sport
How’s that work
Posted on 4/18/24 at 7:41 am to TackySweater
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In fact, NIL can’t be tied to attendance at the school or participation in a sport
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How’s that work
really simple:
Here's $X
you get that money no matter what school (or if you even go to school) you go to.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 7:43 am to TackySweater
Nobody is getting millions up front just to show up.
Kadyn Proctor might’ve gotten a little from Iowa to be there for a semester, but it’s not like he got paid $500k there & is going to get $500k at Bama too
Kadyn Proctor might’ve gotten a little from Iowa to be there for a semester, but it’s not like he got paid $500k there & is going to get $500k at Bama too
Posted on 4/18/24 at 7:44 am to TackySweater
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How’s that work
I’ve seen where it can based be on residing in a certain zip code.
This post was edited on 4/18/24 at 7:45 am
Posted on 4/18/24 at 10:08 am to TackySweater
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How’s that work
Because you are paying for use of the athlete's Name, Image, and/or Likeness, which they personally own regardless of where they play ball (or it they play at all)...not their performance. A contract in exchange for specific performance is akin to an employment contract. Which is unauthorized in college sports. The players aren't "employees."
For example, if you (car dealership owner) signs a player to a contract that allows you to use the player's NIL to promote your business, that player still owns his NIL whether he plays for LSU, Alabama, Texas, USC, etc. So if you are locked into, say, a 3 year contract with the player and he decides to transfer to a different school they dealership owner would still be obligated to abide by the contract even though the player is no longer at the dealer's preferred school. But if you put in terms that ties the contract to the player playing for a specific school, it could be looked upon as an unauthorized "pay for play" contract. That's why most NIL deals are very short in duration (6 months to 1 year). No one wants to be forced to pay a guy who transferred and is now playing for your rival school.
Now, we all know in practice it is a pay-for-play agreement. But the terms of the contract can't be structured as such. Why? Because college players aren't, and can't be "employees"
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