In reply to: Money source? posted by joend85
... a corporate-sponsored minor league.
The Olympic model works for Olympic athletes because they are essentially individual competitors. There's no team score at professional track meets.
spectrum will things land. The overwhelming majority of players would not benefit from being able to make money off of their image. Those players should be unionizing and fighting for more rights, like guaranteed scholarships through graduation, some form of ongoing medical care for football-related injuries, etc.