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Deion Sanders Endorsed Protect College Sports Act
Player-rights leaders say the measure would cap athlete pay and restrict transfers while shielding schools from antitrust lawsuits.
- Leaders of three player rights organizations are questioning Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders' support for the Protect College Sports Act, asking whether he read the pending federal legislation.
- Colorado, the NCAA, and major athletic conferences support the bill, claiming it would "stabilize" college sports via antitrust exemptions protecting them from lawsuits that enabled direct player payments and unlimited transfers in recent years.
- Athletes.org executive director Brandon Copeland and National College Players Association leader Ramogi Huma criticized Sanders' position. "Did he actually read the bill?" Huma asked, questioning whether the coach understood the legislation restricting athlete rights.
- Executive director Andrew Cooper noted Sanders' role as a coach places him on management's side, not labor's. Sanders defended his stance, stating "I thought it was the right thing to do."
- Sanders joins high-profile coaches including former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari in supporting the bill, which remains pending in Congress.
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