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Ted Cruz: “This bill protects the right of every athlete to get…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Saving College Sports—Landmark New Legislation that's a Massive Win for Athletes, Colleges & Fans

Published | Video Starts at 18:32

But then as you mentioned, should you be able, as a student athlete transfer every single year you lose the team aspect of sports as well. Well, so what This bill protects the right of every athlete to get compensated for real nil name, image, and likeness. So if a quarterback is selling tennis shoes, and if that quarterback can sell millions of tennis shoes, that quarterback should be compensated millions of dollars. (18:32–18:41)

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Asserts that the bill protects athletes' rights to compensation for their name, image, and likeness.

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