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Lawyer fires back at Nick Saban, Donald Trump discussing NIL executive order

Steve Berman fired back at reported talks between Nick Saban and Donald Trump about a possible executive order aimed at NIL.

Berman is the co-founder of the Hagens Berman law firm, who is representing a class of hundreds of thousands of current and former college athletes in a pending ‘historic $2.78 billion settlement with the NCAA.’

The law firm said interreference from Saban and Trump at this point is ‘unmerited and unhelpful.’

“While he was a coach, Saban initially opposed NIL payments to athletes, pushing to add restrictions and red-tape through national legislation to add ‘some sort of control,'” Berman said in a press release.