Payments to university athletes stay secret under bill that cleared Colorado Senate
The bill’s supporters argued for secrecy around payments to athletes to protect them from bad actors who may prey on them. Still, a small number of lawmakers seemed uncomfortable with the lack of disclosure.
If they are paid, wouldn't they be professional football players and no longer amateur, university football players?
NIL has been a thing for over 4 years now
You eventually run out of other people's money
Let me get this straight: athletes that sell their name, image and likeness can keep their million dollar contracts secret so they can keep their privacy? Aren't they selling their privacy for money? How does a bill like this even happen? Why this burning desire to keep these transactions secret?
As sports in all fields is not as popular and powerful for universities, as they were, are states wanting to pay athletes to attend their university by paying them quietly? So much for college sports being any different from politics.
Student athletes can be paid by universities in Colorado under a bill that easily cleared its final vote in the state Senate on Friday, despite continued bipartisan concern about hiding individual contract amounts.
The bill is now on its way to Gov. Jared Polis. A statement from his office said he would review the legislation then decide whether to sign it into law.
The bill’s supporters, including CU Boulder, argued for secrecy around Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) payments to athletes to protect them from criticism from the public and from bad actors who may prey on them. Payments to football stars, in particular, could be substantial, perhaps millions of dollars.
Bread and circuses are expensive.