athlete

They are athletes who just happen to wear the letters of a college on their jerseys essentially in a junior pro league.

Nelson, a sophomore at the University of Colorado, Boulder, was “an exceptional athlete and loved the outdoors, often spending his free time on adventures from the ocean to the mountains,” according to his family’s statement.

As part of the proposed House settlement, athletes would no longer receive compensation from NIL collectives, cutting off a massive stream of revenue.

It’s like all of a sudden you were like, “He’s an athlete. I have to be an athlete.”

The 10 athletes - including the final three - on the longlist were: