The state of Florida is mulling the possibility of allowing high school student-athletes to participate in NIL deals.
Florida is one of 16 states remaining in the United States that don't allow high school NIL deals.
According to the Pensacola ABC affiliate, the FHSAA is currently asking the public for their opinion on allowing HS athletes to secure NIL deals.
"There's a lot of people who are against NIL stuff in college and now probably in high school," said Josh Brown, a parent of a local athlete. "There's a lot of people who probably have an argument against it -- I have an argument for it."
Brown has two boys, including one who is high school. He's excited about the prospect of NIL deals for kids.
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The Florida High School Athletic Association is currently considering it.
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"I've watched some of these kids grow up from little league sports and now they're in high school," Brown said. "If they can make a couple dollars and get them a new car, they can help mom and dad out if they can do stuff for their family, that's what it's all about."
That said, even Brown can see some negatives involved in allowing the deals.
"With everything, there's gonna be those people that try to take advantage of these kids," he said. "There will be people out there that try to lure them away from schools, that try to get them focused just on sports and not the academic side of things."
