Nico Iamaleava In today’s NIL environment, we are becoming somewhat of a martian, but it is still a major example.
Iamaleava did not appear Tennessee Spring Practice Last Friday, there was reportedly no contract discussion.
Iamaleava, 20, is set to make $2.4 million this season, but hopes to renegotiate his deal to $4 million a year. However, reports have spread that schools provide less than half their original pay.
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Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) will leave the field on Saturday, November 30th, 2024 after a game at First Bank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. (image)
The quarterback’s essential holdout has sparked a lot of criticism, and on Thursday, ESPN staples rang out and pleaded at a school near his home.
“UCLA-Don’t do that, don’t take him. I said it on Thursday’s show.
“At some point, we have to talk about these kids. He had a $2.4 million salary. He wants to almost double his salary despite not winning the playoff game. He wants to go out with the team on the first day of spring training. He’s about the team.
The 20-year-old reportedly planned to make $2.2 million in Tennessee for the 2025-26 season through the school’s Nil Collective and Spyre Sports Group.
Tennessee quarterback Nicoia Mareava (8) will throw the ball in the first quarter on Saturday, November 30th, 2024 at First Bank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. (image)
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The deal he signed as a high school junior reportedly could have exceeded $10 million in incentives, including championships and Heisman Trophy wins.
But that all changed when ESPN reported that Iamaleava was seeking a deal of around $4 million this season. One of them was Carson Beck and left the Georgia Bulldog. Miami Hurricane.
Tennessee moved from quarterback amid a controversy.
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) will leave the field after a victory over Kentucky State on Saturday, November 2, 2024, after an NCAA college football game in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young / News Sentinel / USA Today Network Imagn Images)
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Iamaleava reportedly entered the transfer portal on Wednesday with the tag “Don’t contact them.” Oregon is a program that has been linked to Iamaleava since reports began to surface about his situation in Tennessee.
Fox News’ Scott Thompson and Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.
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