NIL Hour: NIL Brand Marketing; NWU Lawsuits; Federal NIL Bill

Conduct Detrimental: THE Sports Law Podcast

Tarun, Mike, and Holly are joined by Sam Green to give us a first-person perspective in the NIL world.

Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law. The world of Name, Image, and Likeness keeps moving forward as Tarun (⁠⁠⁠⁠@tksharmalaw⁠⁠⁠⁠), Mike (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MikesonofLaw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and Holly (⁠@SlamDunkSummers⁠) are joined by Sam Green (@sambgreen) who is a go-to content creator for athletes looking for guidance with NIL deals.

Sam Green talks about her career in the NIL space from the beginning. (2:20) Sam is a former college and NBA dancer who took her passion for sports and combined it with her passion for the media. Sam was a video editor for ESPN after she left, she has been focusing on helping athletes establish their own brands. Once NIL started, Sam jumped right in. Sam goes into detail about her background and passions. Sam also discusses her day-to-day now in assisting athletes, schools, and collectives in the NIL sphere.

The allegations of hazing and abuse of student athletes from Northwestern continue as three lawsuits have been filed against NWU and Pat Fitzgerald. (21:56) Three groups of student athletes have come forward bringing suit against the school and coaching staff. One group includes 15 student athletes and most of the athletes are filing anonymously. Former NWU football player, Lloyd Yates has filed in his name. The suit also names former AD of NWU, Jim Phillips, who is the current ACC Commissioner.

A federal NIL bill has been drafted called the College Athletes Protection Act. (33:04) This is a bi-partisan bill that outlines a number of things. Specifically, the bill prevents schools from being involved in NIL deals, which is directly related to many states passing a law to protect their schools from being punished by the NCAA for being involved in NIL deals. Another interesting piece is that the bill does not mention employment status. However, the bill does go into establishing medical benefits to be paid to players, coincidentally is a benefit paid to employees. The number of years of medicals paid depends on the revenue generated by the individual school. A medical trust will be set up and funded annually to pay for medical bills of student athletes that would not be covered otherwise. This bill would also create a new NIL clearinghouse to enforce the bill and create policies. We break down the details of the drafted bill and where this takes us from here with a potential federal NIL bill on the horizon.

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