Darren Heitner(@DarrenHeitner) 's Twitter Profileg
Darren Heitner

@DarrenHeitner

Named Best Lawyer by @ftlauderdalemag, top sports trademark attorney by @sportico, “a founding father of college athletes earning rights” by @matthayescfb.

ID:1381911

linkhttps://heitnerlegal.com/darren-adam-heitner-esq/ calendar_today17-03-2007 23:17:23

59,8K Tweets

54,0K Followers

94 Following

Follow People
Darren Heitner(@DarrenHeitner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s sad to see some Republicans on Capitol Hill seek to restrict college athletes’ rights when my good friend Chip LaMarca❗️, a Republican, led the charge against the NCAA’s prohibitions in Florida. A once nonpartisan issue has become somewhat split by party affiliation.

account_circle
Darren Heitner(@DarrenHeitner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yes, Congress held another hearing. The star of the show was UCLA QB Chase Griffin, who suggested Congress refrain from creating more rules.

Highlights from the hearing and much more are in this week's Newsletter, Image, Likeness: linkedin.com/pulse/newslett…

account_circle
Darren Heitner(@DarrenHeitner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

But we need a 12th hearing!…said no one other than NCAA lobbyists and Congresspeople peddling their garbage legislation.

account_circle
Darren Heitner(@DarrenHeitner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is true, but the concept of 'inducement' via $ has long been a 'concern' in sports. For instance, players associations prohibit agents from inducing athletes or their families to enter into representation agreements. Experienced agents know the workarounds. Same now with…

account_circle
Darren Heitner(@DarrenHeitner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My overall takeaway on the ELEVENTH hearing is that even though Rep. Bilirakis' bill may be 'bipartisan,' there's not enough support for it, which is a good thing.

It will be up to the NCAA to change and/or enforce its rules, or not.

account_circle
Jackson Zager(@jackson_zager) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I've often heard athletes express, 'the collective is handling this on my behalf.' It's crucial to remember that the collective is positioned opposite to you in negotiations.

I have yet to come across a collective contract that doesn't require any adjustments whatsoever…

account_circle