It is absolutely impossible to peg what an individual's fair market value is . Yes , you can look to the history of the deals that the athlete has entered into , but we're in the infancy of nil right now . Um A lot of athletes just took whatever offer was coming to them in the beginning and that's not necessarily indicative of their fair market value .
And so there's , there's discussion about it . I think there will continue to be discussion about whether these are legit deals and fall within the scope of what the NC A allows until the NC A decides to take some sort of punitive action . Uh It means absolutely nothing to me that they may be looking into these deals and in regards to the NCAA , what power do they hold ?
And people often talk about these things like there aren't currently minor league baseball players and NBA G Leaguers of the same age being paid for their labor and it doesn't seem to destroy their lives or their leagues . And with the quid pro quo concept , nil organizations are able to provide blanket nil deals for position groups or even entire teams because players have to do XYZ in order to receive the payments . Right .
Oh , new nil laws are making waves throughout the country and there's a lot of confusion on the legislation leading to rampant speculation and instead of the blind leading the blind , like we often see on social media , I need to talk to somebody who actually knows the law . Darren Heitner is a practicing lawyer specializing in sports law and is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Florida , teaching for its law to the next generation .
Right . And talking about nil in the broader sense , I'm technically an influencer even though I despise the majority of influencers , but I'm able to make money on brand deals and the like . So do you have to have clout ?
