I don’t think anyone is buying the $25 million dollar figure, but in all seriousness, what happens when these NIL deals start enticing kids to stay an extra year? You’re playing less games against inferior competition. Arch Manning is already making close to $3 million and these numbers are only going to grow. At the end of the day, this would hamper the NFL product because it would be one less year they would have them, which is why I would be curious how the NFL would respond if this started happening. Also, what if the NCAA says, “You know what, we’re going to raise the eligibility by 1-2 years” to keep them even longer. These are all questions I have.
