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Demond Williams enters portal

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Tony4Canes said:
Isn't King shorter? How tall is Murray? Not every QB is 6'2 - 6'4
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King couldn't throw over the middle of the field short/intermediate bc he was so short. It limited the offense in Miami.

One issue with shorter QBs is they tend to get more depth on their drops, for obvious reasons. For spread teams, that's not an issue bc they use wide splits. For Miami, it could be an issue, as Mirabal uses tight splits.....more wall off defenders in run game and to limit inside gaps for DTs/LB blitzes in the pass game. With that, OTs are not as wide, so it's an easier track to the deeper QB drop.
 
One question about Demond's situation vs Xavier Lucas.

For Lucas, the contract was with the Collective, right? It might have had language with future revenue sharing possibilities but those were not in place yet. If Demond's is a contract with the actual school for revenue sharing, does that make his situation legally different than Lucas, and something with more teeth on the Washington side?
 
cowboycane said:
It is interesting when these teams do this because I never understand the end game.

How toxic is it going to be if you’re successful and you have to reintegrate this kid that doesn’t want to be there?

I know it happens in the nfl all the time but this kid is what, 20? Hes getting paid but his brain isn’t even fully cooked yet…and you think that kid is going to come in and be a pro and put all this aside? You think his teammates will? Is the plan to just enforce the contract and pay him to sit the bench and send a message?
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Honestly, UW would be better off releasing a statement along the lines of ....We wish Demond well and are now focused on our next QB and continues NIL opportunities....
 
CaneThang2020 said:
I’d stay away. At some point these young men need to honor the contract they signed, if they actually signed one. Hopefully he goes to LSU or Oregon and we take Leavitt
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Question.

You have a corporate job. Big time. Major employer. You move to Virginia Beach. There are a million people in the Hampton Roads area. The job who have lined up and you agreed to move your family for has offered a salary package of $220K. But because you move in the area, and you work a corporate job, other recruiters in the area are tipped off that you just moved and have a skill set that fits their employer (and yes this happens). A recruiter contacts you the Friday before you start work on Monday, takes you out to lunch, and offers you a $275K salary, 4 weeks paid vacation, a company car (include company gas and insurance), and 3 months paid paternity leave when you and your wife have a child.

Do you tell this recruiter "no, thanks, because I already gave my commitment to another employer"?
 
P-Tizzle said:
Question.

You have a corporate job. Big time. Major employer. You move to Virginia Beach. There are a million people in the Hampton Roads area. The job who have lined up and you agreed to move your family for has offered a salary package of $220K. But because you move in the area, and you work a corporate job, other recruiters in the area are tipped off that you just moved and have a skill set that fits their employer (and yes this happens). A recruiter contacts you the Friday before you start work on Monday, takes you out to lunch, and offers you a $275K salary, 4 weeks paid vacation, a company car (include company gas and insurance), and 3 months paid paternity leave when you and your wife have a child.

Do you tell this recruiter "no, thanks, because I already gave my commitment to another employer"?
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I would become a *****
 
flips said:
I would become a *****
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P-Tizzle said:
Question.

You have a corporate job. Big time. Major employer. You move to Virginia Beach. There are a million people in the Hampton Roads area. The job who have lined up and you agreed to move your family for has offered a salary package of $220K. But because you move in the area, and you work a corporate job, other recruiters in the area are tipped off that you just moved and have a skill set that fits their employer (and yes this happens). A recruiter contacts you the Friday before you start work on Monday, takes you out to lunch, and offers you a $275K salary, 4 weeks paid vacation, a company car (include company gas and insurance), and 3 months paid paternity leave when you and your wife have a child.

Do you tell this recruiter "no, thanks, because I already gave my commitment to another employer"?
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Depends entirely on the agreement signed.
Does it have enforceable non compete and non solicitation? That's a fluid area of law. What are the damages? Legal fees included?

Nothing wrong with breaching an agreement but it should be enforceable and you should pay the agreed damages.
 
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Tony4Canes said:
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This is interesting in that UW is not going to a court to force Williams to play. Rather it is saying that Williams agreed not to enter the portal by signing his deal with UW, and that only UW can use Williams NIL.
I have to admit it is an interesting way to word the contract. I still don’t know how UW can force Williams do anything, but it may limit his options if he leaves. I can’t see any judge wanting to enforce the first clause because it restrains player/employee movement. And there is no damamge to UW if it does not pay Williams NIL deal because the school will be saving money, in effect, by not paying him.

Definitely interesting.
I know we have some folks on CIS who deal more with contracts. I would love to get some opinions on the enforceability of this contract.
 
AtlAtty said:
This is interesting in that UW is not going to a court to force Williams to play. Rather it is saying that Williams agreed not to enter the portal by signing his deal with UW, and that only UW can use Williams NIL.
I have to admit it is an interesting way to word the contract. I still don’t know how UW can force Williams do anything, but it may limit his options if he leaves. I can’t see any judge wanting to enforce the first clause because it restrains player/employee movement. And there is no damamge to UW if it does not pay Williams NIL deal because the school will be saving money, in effect, by not paying him.

Definitely interesting.
I know we have some folks on CIS who deal more with contracts. I would love to get some opinions on the enforceability of this contract.
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Am I wrong to assume they will sue him if he signs a revenue share NIL contract with whichever school he enrolls at?
 
AtlAtty said:
This is interesting in that UW is not going to a court to force Williams to play. Rather it is saying that Williams agreed not to enter the portal by signing his deal with UW, and that only UW can use Williams NIL.
I have to admit it is an interesting way to word the contract. I still don’t know how UW can force Williams do anything, but it may limit his options if he leaves. I can’t see any judge wanting to enforce the first clause because it restrains player/employee movement. And there is no damamge to UW if it does not pay Williams NIL deal because the school will be saving money, in effect, by not paying him.

Definitely interesting.
I know we have some folks on CIS who deal more with contracts. I would love to get some opinions on the enforceability of this contract.
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Why a kid is signing anything with a Big 10 team at this point sounds like bad business for the player.
 
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