Deion Sanders’ son weighs in on the NIL case that is currently haunting the NCAA. The NCAA has been sued by the Bewley twins for being denied eligibility for receiving money generated from their names and likenesses. Now, fans of the NCAA seem to be turning on them, and Sanders’ son is the one to join the crowd.
Deion Sanders Jr. is the only brother in the Sanders family who isn’t an athlete. With a good head for the entrepreneurial side, he’s still managed to stay relevant in terms of college football news. But the fans are left wondering why he cares so much about the NCAA not paying the athletes enough since his own brother Shedeur has a valuation of over $5.9 million.
Deion Sanders Jr. speaks up about the ongoing NIL lawsuit.
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On November 28th, Deion Sanders Jr. took to his official Instagram account to repost a story about the NIL case. The video saw coach Jim Mora giving his brutal opinions on how the NCAA is being unfair to his players by not paying them enough.
Sanders captioned the video by saying, “NIL going crazy. You wanna play with the big dawgs you gotta pay like the big dawgs” Thus, it is evident that he is a supporter of fair pay to the athletes in the league. And yet it seems as if his father himself doesn’t exactly agree with the NIL paying players for their images before they accomplish anything in the field.
What does Deion Sanders have to say about the NIL policy?
According to Deion Sanders, he doesn’t have an issue with college athletes trying to be financially compensated for the use of their images and likeness rights. But he believes that the players shouldn’t be receiving money before they accomplish anything or even step foot on campus.
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Furthermore, Deion said, “NIL is not a problem with me, collectives are. Let’s talk about NIL – name, image, and likeness. What kid out of high school, that is notable enough that a CEO of a major company is going to lay it on the line for a kid that ain’t nobody know? So, it’s not NIL.” The NCAA will have a tough road ahead as the organization tries to find a common ground between the athletes and their fair share of finances.
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