Yeah all this is doing is making legal, and more accessible, the stuff that was already going on for top tier athletes. Sure there's the "basketball camps hosted by Browna" to pay Browna, even if Browna just shows up to say hi to the kids with 10 minutes to go.
But it's more for Browna and his family to get paid by Nike on a shoe deal, paid for autograph sessions and getting also paid for Browna ice cream bars while still a junior or sophomore at USC.
The trickle down effect will be that the some money will go to lesser athletes on individual deals, or, as mentioned getting something for having their name in EA Sports video game franchises, and, the boosters of these big schools who footed the bills and payoffs for these athletes, dont have that obligation any more and will have more cash flow for recruiting.
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