In the wake of recent turmoil surrounding the employment status and NIL protections of collegiate athletes, concerns regarding the risk of student-athlete exploitation are higher than ever. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act TVPA of is the first comprehensive anti-human trafficking legislation enacted in the United States and has since been reauthorized several times.
In a groundbreaking decision, the U. While the decision in Richardson v. Recent changes to NIL policies have drastically altered the recruitment process, allowing student-athletes to profit from their NIL and to hire agents for NIL negotiations. To combat the rise in exploitation amongst young athletes, NIL agents need to be better regulated and prepared. Moorad Sports Law Journal , J. Trafficking Legal Ctr. Trafficking Inst. Ill, Jan. First Jan.
Alston, S. See Adam R. Alert Nov. See id. Written offers to young athletes post- Alston include marketing agreements with inordinate commissions of up to forty percent, booster contracts with confusing language and fee structures, and lump sum loans. See Ramgopal et al. The Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn.
