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Tampa Bay Buccaneers working again Leonard Fournette stated on the Wealthy Eisen Present that he may have remodeled $10 million in title, picture and likeness (NIL) offers in the event that they had been allowed by the NCAA throughout his time at LSU:
Fournette was a famous person for the Tigers. He notably amassed 2,206 yards and 23 touchdowns through the 2015 season, which adopted a 1,161-yard, 10-touchdown efficiency the yr earlier than regardless of sharing the backfield with Terrence Magee.
Naturally, Fournette would have damaged the financial institution at LSU, one of many greatest soccer applications within the nation and a spot the place over 100,000 individuals routinely watch residence video games.
The $10 million estimate will not be all that far off. Per Stewart Mandel of The Athletic, an unnamed 5-star Class of 2023 recruit inked an NIL take care of a college’s NIL collective that might land him as much as $8 million.
Fournette entered LSU because the No. 1 recruit within the nation for the category of 2014, so he probably may have stuffed his coffers straight away.
Alas, the NIL guidelines weren’t in place till July 1, 2021. Fournette was capable of money on his expertise within the NFL, although, and simply signed a three-year, $21 million deal to stick with the Bucs.
