(CNN) Another effort aimed at ensuring college athletes make money off their names, images and likenesses was introduced by Democratic lawmakers on Thursday. It is similar to the push for college athlete compensation in the " College Athlete Bill of Rights ," a bill led by Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, and supported by Murphy that was introduced in the Senate in December. But if enacted, the NIL legislation would give college athletes more control over the use of their NIL and provide a framework for prospective college athletes to also get compensated for their names, images and likenesses. Murphy echoed Trahan on Thursday and said, "It's time for us to stop denying the right of college athletes to make money off their talents." "I've seen firsthand just how backwards the NCAA's likeness restrictions for college athletes are and how myself and my teammates struggled to make ends meet."

Source: CNN February 04, 2021 22:52 UTC