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“Ex-Michigan stars file $50M NIL lawsuit vs. NCAA, Big Ten Network”

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See the link below. From the article:

”Four ex-Michigan players, including former quarterback Denard Robinson and wide receiver Braylon Edwards, have filed a class action lawsuit against the NCAA and Big Ten Network seeking more than $50 million for being "wrongfully and unlawfully denied" the opportunity to earn money off their name, image and likeness.

The lawsuit says the NCAA and Big Ten Network "have systematically exploited these iconic moments" that the players created during their careers at Michigan. The lawsuit is on behalf of those who played for Michigan before 2016.

Only since 2021 have college athletes been able to profit off NIL.

The NCAA declined comment on the lawsuit.

In May, the NCAA, its power conferences and attorneys representing Division I athletes agreed to settle three major antitrust lawsuits that threatened to upend the business model of college sports. The defendants agreed to pay roughly $2.7 billion in damages.

Any Division I athlete who played a sport from 2016 to present day is eligible for past damages. The 2016 cutoff is due to the statute of limitations on the initial House v. NCAA lawsuit, which was filed in 2020.”

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Ex-Michigan stars seeking $50M in NIL lawsuit

Denard Robinson and Braylon Edwards are among the former Michigan stars who filed a $50M lawsuit vs. the NCAA and Big Ten Network for being denied profits from NIL.
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This is what we’re up against.
 
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BobPSU92 said:
See the link below. From the article:

”Four ex-Michigan players, including former quarterback Denard Robinson and wide receiver Braylon Edwards, have filed a class action lawsuit against the NCAA and Big Ten Network seeking more than $50 million for being "wrongfully and unlawfully denied" the opportunity to earn money off their name, image and likeness.

The lawsuit says the NCAA and Big Ten Network "have systematically exploited these iconic moments" that the players created during their careers at Michigan. The lawsuit is on behalf of those who played for Michigan before 2016.

Only since 2021 have college athletes been able to profit off NIL.

The NCAA declined comment on the lawsuit.

In May, the NCAA, its power conferences and attorneys representing Division I athletes agreed to settle three major antitrust lawsuits that threatened to upend the business model of college sports. The defendants agreed to pay roughly $2.7 billion in damages.

Any Division I athlete who played a sport from 2016 to present day is eligible for past damages. The 2016 cutoff is due to the statute of limitations on the initial House v. NCAA lawsuit, which was filed in 2020.”

www.espn.com

Ex-Michigan stars seeking $50M in NIL lawsuit

Denard Robinson and Braylon Edwards are among the former Michigan stars who filed a $50M lawsuit vs. the NCAA and Big Ten Network for being denied profits from NIL.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

This is what we’re up against.
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But, Denard has a point:

 
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FTLPSU said:
Everyone wants easy money….all victims and worried about what others have…sad and pitiful at the same time.
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The NCAA and BTN used Robinson's and Edwards's image, without their permission, in a money making enterprise. Life sucks and then the boys get paid.
 
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Nitt1300 said:
So I can sue the government for the difference in military pay from 1972 to today? Seems like the same deal.
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Gonna make bank off that. I got $55/month for parachute pay; now troopers get $150 if they jump static line, $225 if they HALO. Sheesh!
 
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FTLPSU said:
Everyone wants easy money….all victims and worried about what others have…sad and pitiful at the same time.
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“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”​

― Alexander Fraser Tytler
 
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FTLPSU said:
Hazardous duty pay was a $100 per month when I was in and now I jump and pay for it 🤣

check out my Normandy jump from the 80th Anniversary. 💪

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Yeah, I wear a back brace a good part of the time now - IT WAS WORTH IT!

Thanks and congrats on the Normandy jump. Cannot recall - was that a T-2 rig? I jumped T-10s a couple time then we went to -1 and -1 Bravos.
 
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PSU_Lions_84 said:

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”​

― Alexander Fraser Tytler
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Just to be clear, AFT lived in the late 18th century. Pretty prophetic.
 
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PSU_Lions_84 said:
Yeah, I wear a back brace a good part of the time now - IT WAS WORTH IT!

Thanks and congrats on the Normandy jump. Cannot recall - was that a T-2 rig? I jumped T-10s a couple time then we went to -1 and -1 Bravos.
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That’s sucks bro sorry to hear…I was trained on T-10s and then a little on the dash 10 Bravo toggles that really didn’t work…now we jump SF-10s or MC6 same same…great chute steerable much more control less drop rate 🤣
 
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WVilleLion23 said:
This could create a whole ton of additional lawsuits depending on outcome
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There are already a bunch of them out there.and Wilken isn't particularly happy with the terms of the proposed House settlement. Stay tuned.
 
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FTLPSU said:
That’s sucks bro sorry to hear…I was trained on T-10s and then a little on the dash 10 Bravo toggles that really didn’t work…now we jump SF-10s or MC6 same same…great chute steerable much more control less drop rate 🤣
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I liked the steerability of the -1 series. We jumped in small groups so steerability was not an issue.
 
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I look at this as the NCAA made a major when firms starting using individual likeness in games. IF the NCAA had said NO and taken action to stop using individual likeness in games then we would not be in this situation. I believe some of the firms got money for the games having "NCAA" in the title. Taking this money is what resulted in the players lawsuits. l
 
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