If you’re a foreigner, your student visa says you can’t work. Athletic administrators are warning international students that they could be deported if they do a “Name, Image or Likeness” (NIL) deal with a sponsor.
Meet the Only College Athletes Who Can’t Do Endorsement Deals
https://www.wsj.com/articles/name-image-likeness-internation…
International students’ visas preclude almost all kinds of work, and they face big problems if they’re considered to have broken the rules
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They just need better lawyers or PR department with better imaginations.
https://www.aseaofblue.com/2022/2/20/22943480/oscar-tshiebwe…
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Great! I’m glad that guy is getting some lucre. No doubt the only reason he got effective legal representation is because Kentucky didn’t want him to jump into the NBA draft early.
I noticed that there’s an LSU “rhythmic gymnast” who making a verified $1 MM/yr plus off NIL. I always thought that an athlete with fashion model good looks would do very well in the NIL market.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Dunne#Social_media
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