David Fleshman

Construction & Sports Law Attorney @BreazealeSachse&Wilson,L.L.P.

[Jacques Doucet @JacquesDoucet]

#LSU HOMEGROWN HEROES WEDNESDAY AT 6:30 PM!

We honor the 20-year anniversary of @LSUBasketball 2006 Final Four squad by reliving the thrilling run with those who made it happen!

Watch on @WAFB and streaming LIVE on Roku! @JohnBrady_Coach @tasminmitchell

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Opendorse released its annual NIL report and, woo boy, it’s a banger.

This June, NIL collectives paid athletes… 824% more than they did last June - perhaps the most revealing front-loading figure yet.

Also: Athletes projected to get $2.75B this year in Rev-Share + NIL.

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

@MattBrownEP This may help…
https://t.co/JwzW84dqzG

[Michael McCann @McCannSportsLaw]

Today is a historic day for college sports. Judge Wilken will review the House antitrust settlement. If she approves it, colleges can directly pay players, who will still get full scholarships & NIL deals.

A brave new world.

I answer 20 key questions: https://t.co/envGHh7XQJ.

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

@WinterSportsLaw @achristovichh Agree with @WinterSportsLaw - the settlement doesn’t protect the NCAA or allow it to enforce compensation rules w/o risk of more litigation. It’s a bandaid that may temporarily stop the bleeding, but it doesn’t cure the underlying problem behind the bleeding.

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

We’re excited to work with the L Club’s new Executive Director @emilyvdixon!

Dixon Named Director of Letterwinner Engagement – LSU https://t.co/tBIPstOMxB

[Amanda Christovich @achristovichh]

BREAKING: The NCAA inked an 8-year, $920M deal with ESPN for 40 championships including women's hoops. That's $115M/year w women's hoops valued at $65M.

The deal, a win in this difficult media landscape, will help rectify long-standing gender inequities. https://t.co/6J80I1oa4c

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

Important #NIL news here.

An NCAA subcommittee is considering changes to allow schools to be more involved in obtaining deals and providing related services (tax, legal).

Based on a draft doc, it appears athletes would also be allowed to engage in NIL activity while “on call.”

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

@achristovichh Is the hearing being broadcasted or streamed somewhere?

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

This is a great example of a co-branded NIL deal, which means it uses school marks and IP and an athlete’s NIL.

There was also likely some work with LSU’s MMR rights holder that went into getting the deliverable placed on the football team’s social account.

[Michael McCann @McCannSportsLaw]

That's a great irony of the NCAA opposing college athletes as employees. If they're employees & can form a union (or multiple unions), colleges/conferences/NCAA could negotiate employment rules with them that, through the labor exemption, would be immune from antitrust scrutiny.

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

In these few paragraphs, Matt gets to THE biggest current issue with college sports.

The NCAA and others want to treat college athletes as employees.

But they want to deny them the ability to be employees and to have the rights that go along with that.

Can’t have it both ways.

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

Not that those are are paying attention didn’t already know, but the memo for tomorrow’s congressional hearing makes clear that the effort to pass a federal #NIL law is an effort to restrict athletes’ ability to monetize their NILs.

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

More importantly, you’ve challenged them to think big about their careers, to see challenges as opportunities, to pursue their passions, to take risks, and to not let the fear of failure stand in the way of doing great work, being a game-changer, and making a difference!

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

As this semester wraps up, I want to thank each of our guest speakers for generously taking time out of their busy schedules to share their stories, experiences, and expertise in sports with the @LSULawCenter Sports Law class! @WMcGuffey

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

From NIL, Title IX, and the NCAA to CBAs, coaching contracts, and the business of professional sports, you’ve provided our students with practical insight and a better understanding of the many areas where sports and law intersect.

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

Thanks to @ScottBarber22 (certified MLB agent/attorney/founder of the @BallengeeGroup ) for providing the Sports Law class @LSULawCenter with an in-depth look into the @MLB arbitration process and representation of professional players and now collegiate athletes in #NIL deals!

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

@WMcGuffey

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

Special thanks to Trevor Haley (the Midwest Scouting Supervisor for the Pittsburgh @Pirates and Marquette University Law School graduate) for providing incredible insight into the business of @MLB, the draft process, and how simple rule changes can cause major shifts league wide!

[David Fleshman @Dflesh10]

NCAA's most recent #NIL guidance includes warning to schools that its enforcement staff and Committe on Infractions "will presume a violation occurred unless the school clearly demonstrates behaviors in question were in line with existing NCAA rules and the interim policy."