College athletes in Michigan could soon make money from endorsements
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Michigan State forward Gabe Brown (44) goes up for a layup against Detroit Mercy guard Bul Kuol (10) in the second half of their college basketball game at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, on Friday, December 4, 2020. Michigan State won the game, 83-76. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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An effort to let collegiate student-athletes in Michigan accept endorsement deals and profit from other uses of their name, image and likeness is headed to the governor’s desk.
House Bills 5217 and 5218, sponsored by Reps. Brandt Iden, R-Oshtemo Twp., and Joseph Tate, D-Detroit, cleared the Michigan Senate in 35-3 votes Wednesday, days before the current legislative session ends.