Latest bill would bar NCAA limits on athlete NIL rights
By RALPH D. RUSSOFebruary 4, 2021 GMT
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy introduced a bill Thursday that would guarantee college athlete the right to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship deals while barring the NCAA, schools and conferences from imposing restrictions.
The College Athlete Economic Freedom Act is the third piece of legislation related to name, image and likeness compensation for college athletes introduced in Congress since December and second sponsored by Democrats.
The latest bill, co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts, focuses on creating a national standard for so-called NIL compensation that would pre-empt the more than two dozen state laws currently in the pipeline. Iowa became the latest state to get in the game, with lawmakers introducing a bill Wednesday they hope will go into effect July 1.
Former Rutgers official says Geo Baker is right: Pay college athletes what they deserve
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Bob Mulcahy, pictured here entering the Rutgers Hall of Fame in 2017, served as the Scarlet Knights athletics director from 1998 through 2008.NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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When Bob Mulcahy heard Geo Baker’s recent criticism for the NCAA over rules that prohibit athletes from profiting from their name, image and likeness, the former Rutgers athletics director called a reporter to make his voice heard.
“I just read the thing this morning and I said, ‘I’m sticking up for this kid,’’ Mulcahy said. “He’s a 100 % right.’
The age-old debate over whether college athletes should get paid is still alive and well. But in this game of tug-of-war, it seems as though the argument for paying student-athletes may finally have the leverage it needs to win.
On Dec. 17, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the College Athletics Bill of Rights. Over the years, various bills and initiatives to increase privileges and rights for student-athletes competing in the NCAA have rolled out, but none as comprehensive and forward-thinking as this.
Here is a look at what the NCAA currently has in place, what the College Athletics Bill of Rights would change, and how it will affect student-athletes in the long run.
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