I’ve spent years helping hundreds of high school and college athletes secure NIL and professional contracts that create life-changing opportunities and lay the foundation for careers like mine.As a former NFL and Arena Football player, it has been one of my great privileges to watch these young men and women flourish both on and off the field.That’s why I oppose the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA).
Texas Republican Sen.Ted Cruz usually gets it right, which is why he’s a great senator.
But instead of bringing order to the Wild West of college sports, the PCSA creates a federal system that could jeopardize the opportunities today’s athletes finally have to create wealth, gain valuable experience and shape their own futures.There’s no doubt that college sports need reform.I’ve seen it up close, first as a player, then as someone who has represented athletes, and most recently when I helped operate a name, image and likeness (NIL) collective.
I’ve sat in living rooms with families to help them navigate cumbersome NIL rules that seem to change by the month.The transfer portal doesn’t serve athletes or fans, and litigation has created uncertainty for schools and players alike.JAY BILAS RAVES ABOUT THE IMPACT OF NIL ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL: 'I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER BEEN BETTER'Athletes, schools and fans deserve better, because those living rooms aren’t numbers to me.
They have real people sitting in them, seeing real opportunity in front of them.Texas quarterback Arch Manning, left, scrambles out of the pocket against Mississippi State linebacker Derion Gullette, front right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Mississippi, Saturday, Oct.25, 2025.
Manning has a major NIL deal.(AP Photo/James Pugh)I’ll never forget one mother’s relief and excitement when I told her that her son had signed his first meaningful NIL agreement.
I’ve watched players use NIL income to help take pressure off their families back home....