The NCAA's Power 5 conferences' proposed legislation governing name, image and likeness is as "many expected: filled with restrictions," according to Ross Dellenger of SI.com. Per the summary of the draft, athletes "cannot sign endorsement deals until they complete their first semester of college, can be barred from entering into certain NIL ventures and must make public NIL contracts." Power 5 athletic leaders "plan to present the semi-finished product to Congress [this] week in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing." While only an outline of the act, the summarized document "provides another window into the NCAA's thinking on a uniform set of athlete compensation guidelines." These restrictions "will likely trigger harsh pushback from athlete advocate organizations and some lawmakers who believe a Congressional NIL bill should be more player-friendly." The legislation will be "at the center of the third Senate hearing this year on athlete compensation." Senate Judiciary Committee Chair and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) "will preside over Wednesday's hearing." U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who will "act as ranking member during the event," said that the hearing "will be split into two parts." Blumenthal: "The first part will be on NIL. The second will be on sports betting" (SI.com, 7/17).
