Can established pro athletes (ie Tyrann Mathieu, PP7, etc) get involved in the NIL space?

I just don't see NFL players wanting to give up loads of cash to help out the football team at their alma maters

I think Shaq could handle the whole thing by himself

It’s a payment for services. I don’t think you get it.

LSU wants to stay competitive in the NIL era? Get your wealthy alumni to ante up. “Here’s $100K to wear a PP7 hat and post a pic on Instagram. -Love, Patrick”

People with the frick you money to help us compete in this space don't just grow on trees and frankly don’t give a damn about selling t shirts. But if the new model is recruitment-by-proxy, then sooner or later the rich proxies need to come forward in some capacity

I love this idea, and it’s not that far fetched when you consider the donations some of these guys make back to the program already. Badger has already been mentioned in this thread as a guy that has made some generous donations. And let’s be real, even before NIL this type of stuff was already happening. There was an interview where Charles Barkley said that he saw some kid playing basketball in Germany, and immediately called his agent and told him “get in touch with Dirk Nowitzki. Tell him I’ll give him anything he wants to play basketball at auburn.” It didn’t work, but it still shows these things were happening and being kept under wraps.