NCAA eligibility will be jeopardized if a student-athlete or parent reaches a verbal or written agreement with an agent. It is permissible however for a student-athlete to have an advisor but not an agent, without jeopardizing his/her eligibility at an NCAA school. Under NCAA regulations, student-athletes and parents are permitted to receive advice form a lawyer or other individuals concerning a proposed professional sports contract, provided that the advisor does not represent the student-athlete directly in negotiations for the contract. In this regard, it is permissible for an advisor to discuss with a student-athlete or parent the merits of a proposed contract and provide suggestions about the type of offer a student-athlete should consider. In order to maintain NCAA eligibility at an NCAA school, however, a student-athlete may not use this advisor as a link between the student-athlete and the professional sports team. Rather, a student-athlete must view the advisor as an extension of the student-athlete’s own interests and not as a source to contact a professional team.
NCAA rules were changed in 1992 to allow a student-athlete, parent or legal guardian to negotiate directly with a professional league team. If a student-athlete reaches a written or verbal agreement for any portion of the terms of a professional contract, the student-athlete will have jeopardized his or her eligibility at an NCAA school. It has been noted that no matter how vigorously you may be persuaded that it is permissible to reach a verbal agreement for the terms of a contract, NCAA regulations do not permit a student-athlete to reach a verbal agreement for the terms of a contract. The receipt of any items of value will jeopardize a student-athlete’s eligibility at an NCAA school. In order for a student-athlete to retain NCAA eligibility, the student-athlete would not be permitted to receive any kind of entertainment expenses from the professional team. This includes the representative of the professional team purchasing a meal for the athlete or parents or paying expenses for the athlete to visit the city of the professional league team.
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