Wait Don’t Sign That NIL Contract
The Go To Guide for the Collegiate Athlete and their families for NIL Money
With the everchanging NIL Landscape this book provides the guidance necessary to ensure that the NIL Athlete understands the tax and financial implications of getting paid. The NIL has been described as the “wild west” and without the right understanding you might end up stuck out in the desert without any water.
Even as you read this book Congress is looking to enact controls to do what the NCAA could not.
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A ‘go-to guide’ for collegiate athletes, their families when signing lucrative NIL deals
By Yvonne R. Hunter, Esq. Principal Consultant, YH Strategies, LLC
Jonathan Miller, CPA, and Taylor Madwin updated Miller’s earlier book focusing on athletes and making the right decisions before executing professional contracts and consumer contracts. This latest publication, Wait! Don’t Sign That “NIL” Contract: The Go-To Guide for the Collegiate Athlete and their families for NIL Money, Jones Media Publishing, 2024, offers helpful information for families seeking an understanding of the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules for high school and college sports.
In the first book, Wait! Don’t Sign That Contract: A Financial Gameplan for the Transition into and out of Athletics for the Collegiate and Professional Athlete, Miller targeted student-athletes seeking to take full advantage of name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities, in addition to those student athletes who as Miller described, “hit the lottery” by entering professional sports through a draft or otherwise.
Jonathan Miller uncovers the dirty secrets that put Professional Athletes into financial ruin. Wait Don’t Sign That Contract delivers a fantastic overview of financial education while still providing the keys to having a detailed financial game plan. Whether you are a Collegiate Athlete, Professional Athletes or Former Athlete your keys to success are hidden inside this book.
In this book you will learn:
- How to Build a team of professionals that will guide you throughout your athletic career and beyond.
- Learn the lingo of Banking and Credit and how to manage your finances to your advantage.
- What to watch for before you get swindled.
- Life lessons of former NFL, NBA and MLB players.
Over 30 years in the Sports and Entertainment world Jonathan Miller has seen it all , heard it all and is about to tell it all. Wait Don’t Sign That Contract is a detailed yet high level introduction of all you need to know as a current or former athlete. Throughout the book you will find all of the perils and pitfalls of the professional athletes finances.
You want to read and understand this book BEFORE you sign any contract.
Extensive Financial Literacy Resources
Beyond the Game and the Just One Project.
“Beyond the Game” is an engaging documentary project giving the audience an up close and intimate glimpse into the celebrated world of athletes who have traversed and mastered the highs and lows associated with their lifestyles and sports. By harnessing the power of their incredible psyche and wellness, these athletes, with good stewardship of their finances and wellbeing, have the capacity to make unmatched contributions to their communities and pay it forward like no others impacting and inspiring many generations to come.
Produced and directed by Susan Sember in association with co-producer, Jonathan Miller, “Beyond the Game” began the College Tour in 2024 to bring these stories to the NCAA athletes.