Sherman Neal II

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Desmond Tutu

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

Join me TOMORROW at 1000 EST to talk NIL with leaders at the intersection of sport, non-profit, corporate, and institutional change!

https://t.co/ZJS90TS33q

[Maya Neal @_mayacamille]

Hey Twitter! Yesterday I launched @yourfootmyfoot! Give us a follow on here to keep up with how we’re creating opportunity and accessibility in ⚽️ for marginalized youth.

More info to come at https://t.co/uhT7vjWJ9b!!

#YourFootMyFoot👣♥️

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

Thank you @yesikanderson! Not sure how you have energy to make collages to keep making kids/families happy at 830 on a Friday night after teaching all week 😅. You're awesome and I appreciate you and @DolvinES !

[Karen Anderson @yesikanderson]

Surprise! It’s a mystery reader! Thank you, Mr. Neal, for reading to our class. @DolvinES #dolvincredible #firstgrade

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

26.2 at the “River of Death”

👕from '05 for 100% 🏈summer workout attendance @NVHS_Football – 🎶then was @Jeezy Motivation 101."

Came a Long way from hiding in the bathroom for anything over 800m at track practice. Jeezy is still on 🎶"Snofall" but now rotates with @NPR😅

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

He's not an anamonoly amoung coaches

No amount of mental health professional hires can mitigate harm done by continuimg to allow people like him to profit off people he hates

Current inequities in college sports embolden "leaders" like this to take hateful msgs to bigger stages

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

A reminder that Tommy Tuberville was a collegiate coach for nearly 30 years, during which he coached scores of Black players. He made millions off their abilities, but here’s what he really thinks about Black folks.

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

"If you have a meaningful pursuit in life, it will never be easy" 🙌@karalawson20

[Duke Women’s Basketball @DukeWBB]

For anyone who needs to hear this today…

Handle hard better.

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

@Antje_Gamble Thank you @Antje_Gamble!

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

Documentary premiere TONIGHT @ 7pm EST. Register @pulitzercenter 👇🏿.

"There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many if us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires."

- Nelson Mandela

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

Next week, watch two films on confronting racism by Reporting Fellows from @CJSDocumentary and @MedillSchool. The films focus on movements to remove a Confederate statue in Murray, KY, and address xenophobia during COVID-19 in New York's Chinatown. RSVP: https://t.co/iEJijw1HAG

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

"For the past century, decisions about UCLA Athletics have always been guided by what is best for our student-athletes..." 😂

[Pregame Empire @PregameEmpire]

USC and UCLA players waking up for their 9am Big Ten games

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

@kaysharps I missed the "Go Kayla Go" chant. We (especially Skyler) can't wait to be there for the comeback @kaysharps!

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

@FarrellJr_ Congrats @FarrellJr_ ! I know how hard you've worked to get here.

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

🔑s to NIL @WSUCougars

- Establish Trust
- Communicate
- Innovate & Diversify
- Anticipate disruption. Adapt.

“describe resilience as “the capacity of a system to absorb disturbance and still retain its basic function and structure.”
- Gen. McCrystal

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

@DrewButler @PuntandPass Maybe for top 25%. Most ATH are still operating at an information deficit which forces them to make blind decisions based on 3d parties (handlers) who can't be held accountable. Coaches still have the power and we're beginning to see negative academic/mental impacts after 2 yrs.

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

In 2012 Shawne Alston was a RB @WVUfootball while I was an athletics intern studying @wvulaw. Ten years later I have the opportunity w/ @IconSource to empower 550+ athletes @wsuathletics because he used his NIL for change. Awesome be part of the evolution of college athletics.

[Washington State Cougars @WSUCougars]

.@WSUCougars is excited to unveil a new NIL Marketplace powered by @iconsource_!

📰: https://t.co/mgFFmxjEHk

#GoCougs

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

I hope every coach, admin, and athlete has the opportunity to feel supported in their career. It isn’t promised. I don’t take it for granted.

It’s critical to establishing trust. Trust transcends money, facilities, or weather. There’s a reason we win on the Palouse @WSUCougarFB

[Washington State Football @WSUCougarFB]

Teams are united. We stand together.

#GoCougs #BlackHistoryMonth

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

Grateful for the opportunity to work with @BtotheBlair who empowered me to bring 100% of myself to work. @ToledoRockets team should know that their voices will be heard and lead to transformative action. Great news amidst the noise in sports today 🚀🚀🚀

https://t.co/kQWXPsHWUm

[Toledo Athletics @ToledoRockets]

Please welcome our new athletic director! Bryan Blair will assume his new duties on May1 following the retirement of current AD @UTMikeOBrien.
#GoRockets
@BtotheBlair

https://t.co/tPqXVOZJvX

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

When I sent this email to @VoteBaumgartner my current job was illegal. I thought experiences with football/USMC would take me to the Palouse (it didn't). Apparently, Navigating #NIL is more akin to piracy, maneuver warfare, and counter-insurgency than Air Raid principles 😂.

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

@meen_mill channeled me sleeping with cleats on to bed night before '95 Cowboys Super Bowl @TempleSTHM

"First thing I told my dad was I don't know what I want to do, but it's going to be something related to football" - Ameena Soliman

[Ameena Soliman @meen_mill]

Tune in to Episode 4 of the NFL’s #EarninIt dropping tomorrow on @peacockTV 👀

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

@michelleobama (@wyhs) & @maejemison (@morganparkhigh) = @chipubschools graduates. Black girls capable of achieving what these women have exist in CPS schools right now.

Invest in the southside of Chicago – the future of the city, nation, and space exploration lives there.

[Sherman Neal II @ShermanNeal_2]

#3 of 2022  “When you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you … You reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.” @michelleobama