Nico Iamaleeava becomes something of a martyr, yet a primary example in today’s zero environment.
Iamaleeava did not show up at Tennessee’s Spring Practice last Friday, reportedly due to zero -contract discussions.
Iamaleeava, 20, is reportedly set to earn $ 2.4 million this season, but wants to renegotiate its deal at $ 4 million a year. However, reports circulate that schools offer less than half of his original salary.
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Tennessee Quarterback Nico Iamaleeava (8) leaves the field after the game at Firstbank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday 30 November 2024. (IMagn)
Quarterback’s important teamout has brought a lot of criticism, and an ESPN staple chimet chimet on Thursday and pleaded a school near his home to stay away.
“UCLA – Don’t do it. Don’t take him. This child is toxic,” Bill Plaschke, a writer for the Los Angeles Times, who often appears on “around the horn,” said on Thursday’s show.
“At one point we have to talk about these children. He had a salary of $ 2.4 million, he will almost double his salary, even though he has not won an endgame and he goes out on the team on the first day of spring training. He is all about the money he is not about the team.
The 20-year-old was supposed to earn $ 2.2 million with Tennessee in the 2025-26 season through the school’s Nil Collective and Spirre Sports Group.
Tennessee Quarterback Nico Iamaleeava (8) throws the ball during the first quarter at Firstbank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday 30 November 2024. (IMagn)
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The deal, which he signed as a high school’s junior, allegedly had the potential to exceed $ 10 million with incentives that included championship and Heisman Trophy winner.
But all this changed when ESPN reported that Iamaleeava was looking for an agreement of about $ 4 million for this season, as other quarterbacks that transferred this year get. One of them was Carson Beck who left Georgia Bulldogs to take part in Miami Hurricanes.
Tennessee went on from Quarterback in the middle of the controversy.
Tennessee Quarterback Nico Iamaleeava (8) goes off the field after the victory over Kentucky after a NCAA College -Football match on Saturday, November 2, 2024 in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young / News Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imag images)
Iamaleeava allegedly entered the transfer portal on Wednesday with a “Contact” mark after his profile, indicating that he has an idea where he will play next. Oregon is a program that has been linked to Iamaleeava since reports began to emerge about his situation in Tennessee.
