NIL For College Athletes

Over the years college football players around the world have not been getting paid from the NCAA. Now there's a law called” NIL” which stands for Name, image, and Likeness. NIL is a certain term that describes how college athletes all over are allowed to receive financial compensation. NIL is the use of an athlete’s name, image, and likeness through marketing.

Every college has been following the NIL law including Florida International University. Panther alumni and NFL player Johnathan Cyprien has created a campaign for NIL called “Inside the cage”.This campaign allows the public to donate towards the NIL funds for Panther athletes. It also allows student athletes to get paid off anything dealing with their name such as endorsement deals.

Inside the cage has opened so many opportunities for many different college athletes. For example, The Panthers tight end Rivaldo Fairweather received a $40,000 deal from life wallet. This deal is the highest publicly announced for an athlete in conference USA. NIL is such a good idea because college athletes can finally get paid after all these years of not getting paid financially.