Bronny James and Shedeur Sanders Catch Strays From MLB Personality Claiming Olivia Dunne’s $3.9 Million NIL Value Is More Impressive: “Highest Paid Non-Celeb Dad Athlete”

Paul Skenes’ relationship with Olivia Dunne continues to capture the imaginations of the baseball world. From her dance video to her constant support for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect, Dunne has become a favorite of the baseball world. Her being one of the biggest college athletes in the country certainly helps in this case. However, in an interesting situation, two other athletes had to face a dig when Ben Verlander and Alex Curry began discussing Livvy’s achievements.

“She’s a stud,” Alex Curry said about Livvy on Flippin’ Bats with Ben Verlander. Curry couldn’t help but be impressed with Dunne’s impressive resume and immensely growing fame. While Dunne’s celebratory video for Skenes won her heart, Livvy’s wild gymnastic career and success sealed that love. However, during her praise, she ended up throwing a slight dig at Shedeur Sanders and Bronny James.

“I think she’s like the highest paid non-having a celebrity dad NIL athlete, behind like Bronny James and Shedeur Sanders,” Curry noted. As the world knows, Bronny James is the son of LeBron James, and Shedeur Sanders’ father is Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders. However, Curry might be slightly wrong in her rankings.

According to On3 NIL, Olivia Dunne is the 2nd highest-valued NIL talent with a value of $3.9 million. Ahead of her is Shedeur Sanders, with a $4.6 million value. Bronny James comes in third with $3.7 million. That’s quite a couple: Dunne, one of the most popular NIL athletes, and Paul Skenes, one of the most sought-after prospects. Perhaps that’s why the hosts labeled them the “Power Athlete Couple.”

But while Ben Verlander and Alex Curry were full of praise for Dunne, her boyfriend too had some fine words for her. During an interview, Skenes gave credit to Livvy for his growth.

Paul Skenes shows gratitude to Olivia Dunne

“It’s been great,” Paul Skenes said during an interview with MLB Network. “She’s helped me in a lot of ways in terms of managing all the hype, I guess. And how to manage everything that goes around being a pro athlete because she’d kinda lived it. So it’s been great,” Skenes said about his girlfriend. The pitcher has always been quite open about the help Dunne has provided him during his career.

The couple continues to win everyone’s hearts. Dunne has slowly become a favorite of the baseball world. It’s visible from the fans labeling her as MLB’s Taylor Swift. Now with Paul Skenes’ debut set for this weekend, there’s a hope that we might see Dunne sitting somewhere in the ballpark enjoying her boyfriend’s MLB debut.