Duke QB to Miami?

[FloridaCuse]

 

[HyattsCuse]

Forcing a trade where you get something in return for a legally binding agreement is in a different stratosphere than what is happening with Mensah

True, that’s a good point about receiving something in return. I’m casting too broad of a brush regarding what it means to be “under contract” especially as it pertains to football players.

I think it’s because I’ve become numb to thinking being “under contract” means much in football. Coaches walk, players get cut despite being under contract, player holdouts, etc. Seems like players just want to get paid as much as they can and teams want to stop paying them when they no longer are worth the contract they signed.

But yes, I can see how a kid saying “I promise to be at Duke” and then saying “nevermind” is quite different than all the other scenarios I listed.

 

[Archbold44]

True, that’s a good point about receiving something in return. I’m casting too broad of a brush regarding what it means to be “under contract” especially as it pertains to football players.

I think it’s because I’ve become numb to thinking being “under contract” means much in football. Coaches walk, players get cut despite being under contract, player holdouts, etc. Seems like players just want to get paid as much as they can and teams want to stop paying them when they no longer are worth the contract they signed.

But yes, I can see how a kid saying “I promise to be at Duke” and then saying “nevermind” is quite different than all the other scenarios I listed.

Coaches have their own buyouts negotiated for if they want to leave on their own. Sometimes it is $1M, sometimes it is $5M. The schools typically get paid when a coach breaches. Never approaches the number that the coaches get if they get fired though.

No reason why players cannot have a buyout equal to their NIL deal. If we have a player under contract(s) for $2M, no reason that buyout cannot be $2M. The taking school can just pay it ($2M, plus the value of the new deal, presumably at least $2M). Then, the players are just like coaches. They can buy themselves out of contracts. Makes a lot more sense than trying to force kids to stay.

One cannot control the timing though. To the extent that the portal is not an enforceable window, the contract can be bought out at any time.

 

[Cusefan69]

Various reporters have reported there is no buyout.

I wonder if what was denied by the judge was the request for a TRO. If I recall correctly there is a high bar for that. While Duke could still ask for a preliminary injunction, that takes longer and this might just come down to how much for damages. And the status of Mensah's NIL rights.

I love it that Mensah's attorney wrote the contract and a court may rule against him. I'm monitoring his tweets to see if he says anything.

Even though there's no buyout I would think that they could claim breach and that they have been harmed.

 

[SuFTW]

True, that’s a good point about receiving something in return. I’m casting too broad of a brush regarding what it means to be “under contract” especially as it pertains to football players.

I think it’s because I’ve become numb to thinking being “under contract” means much in football. Coaches walk, players get cut despite being under contract, player holdouts, etc. Seems like players just want to get paid as much as they can and teams want to stop paying them when they no longer are worth the contract they signed.

But yes, I can see how a kid saying “I promise to be at Duke” and then saying “nevermind” is quite different than all the other scenarios I listed.

Just out, getting cut by a team is a possibility built into the contract, It’s not breaking the contract.