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2 Cont. L. @ Sports 1 (2023-2024)

handle is hein.journals/ctrtlwso2 and id is 1 raw text is: Winter 2023-2024 Vol. 2, Issue 1 Dexter v. Big League Advance: A Warning to Student Athletes By Jared P Vasiliauskas and Michael V Viverito, of Power & Cronin Recently, former Florida Gator, and current Chi- cago Bears defensive lineman Gervon Dexter, Sr., brought suit for declaratory relief in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida1 seek- ing to void an agreement that was entered between himself and the Defendant, Big League Advance dur- ing his junior year of college. Dexter alleges that the Agreement is void for one or more of the following reasons: (i) the Defendant was not a licensed Athlete Agent under Florida law, (ii) the Agreement violated the Florida NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) statute, and (iii) the Extended Term of the Agreement did not 1 Dexter v Big League Advance, Complaint at Law 1 :23-cv-00228-AW-HTC Leveling the Playing Field: How Clearer Guidance May Provide Equity in Student- Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Deals By Julia Heckelman, Sidne Norman, Johanna Torres, Michael Schmidtberger, Lia Higgins and Michelle Gomez- Reichman, of Sidley T wo years have elapsed since the Supreme Court held that the NCAA could not restrict education- related benefits for student athletes in NCAA v. Alston.' This decision has been used to affirm the rights of stu- dent athletes to secure education-related compensation from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Still in its infancy, the NIL regulatory landscape varies across states and across schools.2 As a result, NIL deals are 1 NCAA v. Alston, 141 S. Ct. 2141 (2021). 2 Pete Nakos, How NIL Legislation varies on a state-by-state basis, @ SPORTS take effect until after Dexter was no longer eligible to compete in intercollegiate athletics. In exchange for the ability to use Dexter's NIL, Big League Advantage paid him $436,485.002. The Agree- 2 Ia at¶49 See DEXTER on page 9 University of Hartford Prevails in a Lawsuit by Aggrieved Student-Athletes Stemming From Its Athletic Transition to a NCAA Division III Program Summary Judgment Denied; Former Coach and College Head to Trial on Whether Conduct Violated NCAA Bylaws Snowmobiles Are an Inherent Risk on Ski Slopes in California 2 3 5 Contract Law @ Sports is a publication of Hackney Publications. Copyright © 2023 See NIL on page 9 Copyright © 2023 Hackney Publications (hackneypublications.com) Contract Law @ Sports