re: Since NIL players are technically professional athletes..

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I'm sure Mark Emmert sees every one of these dollars as a lost opportunity for the NCAA. And anything that makes Mark Emmert sad makes me happy.

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True.


And being paid anything outside of room/board/tuition makes them an athlete paid outside the school, which if the definition of a professional athlete is someone who is paid, then yes, the can be considered professional athletes.

They have always been paid at least a little, now it's out in the open. And going to cause the product on the field to suffer.