Oh, how times have changed. Remember when these videos were of NFL rookies? Well, now players, like Gators defensive lineman D'Antre Robinson, are using their NIL earnings to buy houses for their mothers only a month after enrolling at Florida...

(The Spun)

Filed Under: Florida Sports

Originally published on SECRant.com

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kywildcatfanone•4 months

18 year Olds making more in one year than working adults in 25.

brewdrees•4 months

Claps

theBru•4 months

That's what it's all about now! Transfers are just waiting to get the B$G money these days. Congrats to them all...

FLObserver•4 months

College players will want to stay in college for 5 years because they will be taking a pay cut under the NFL rookie contracts.

jcaz•4 months

A hidden benefit to NIL. Before we had too many guys leaving early for a day 3 draft grade because they needed the cash.

chaso•4 months

F College Football... I mean F Florida Lmao

Violent Hip Swivel•4 months

Am I supposed to be mad about this and think that college football is going to hell?

NebraskaExPat•4 months

Yes

cajunmud•4 months

Now if it was his ole man, I'd say he was prolly guilt-tripped into it. But who doesn't wanna rescue their mom. (not talkin about IF he should be paid)

Furious•4 months

3 star player too….

ATLTiger•4 months

Flroida... Larry, you fcuking troll!

PeleofAnalytics•4 months

Gilbert Arenas and Kenyon Martin had an podcast discussing this exact thing. A cultural pressure black families and communities put on their kids who do come into money to first and foremost put money backwards into the family (to their parents and grandparents) instead of forward (to invest in their kids). Instead of making sure your kids and personal future is set, you buy your parents something you can't afford.

Furious•4 months

That is a great call out. I also wonder if they considered the property tax. Florida is high with no state income tax. Not to mention all of the other associated costs.

Yammie250F•4 months

Exactly, I could never accept a house or another big purchase like this from my kids. My sole purpose is to try and make them better off than what I am and that is telling them to invest and save their money. Now if they make it to a professional league and make FU tens of millions of money then we'll talk. HAHAHA

jbird7•4 months

@furious you are 100% correct. Our property taxes are ridiculous. Don’t even get me started on insurance. I understand NIL is a thing now but how the hell is this legal?

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LSU Tiger Eyes•4 months

I suppose his mom was a stripper in her younger days?

Mr Cell Phone•4 months

Happy for the family at least he did not buy a luxury can that deprecates .

PeleofAnalytics•4 months

You never want a car that belittles you.

FATBOY TIGER•4 months

He hasn't "earned" shite, he was paid on his potential. Great gesture on buying shorty a house, hope she doesn't have to give it back in short order.

YStar•4 months

He worked hard to get to this point dumbass. He didn't just magically get that big and strong overnight.

king47•4 months