Bipartisan college sports bill with salary cap for players, antitrust protection set to be introduced in days
A bipartisan college sports bill is set to be introduced soon by Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell. The legislation aims to provide antitrust protections for player eligibility and transfer rules while imposing a salary cap on players. Additionally, it seeks to address issues related to player movement and media rights pooling in college athletics.
- ▪The bill will include a limited antitrust exemption for player eligibility and transfer rules.
- ▪It is expected to impose a hard salary cap on players while allowing legitimate NIL deals without a cap.
- ▪The legislation aims to address concerns over circumventing revenue-sharing rules and player movement in the transfer portal.
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DESTIN, Fla. -- The bill is finally coming.After years of dead ends, a bipartisan bill on college sports from Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is expected to be introduced within days, sources familiar with the legislation told CBS Sports on Tuesday night. Language for the bill is being finalized and is now moving through the standard pre-introduction process.The bill is expected to carry the prize college sports leaders have chased for the better part of a decade: a limited antitrust exemption regarding player eligibility and transfer rules — the legal shield that would let the industry write its own rules and enforce them without being challenged in the court system by players seeking additional years on the playing fields and courts.What else is in…
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