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Student-Athlete Contract Rights In The Aftermath Of "Bloom V. Ncaa", Joel Eckert Apr 2006

Student-Athlete Contract Rights In The Aftermath Of "Bloom V. Ncaa", Joel Eckert

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Jeremy Bloom is the defending World Champion in moguls skiing, representing the United States in this discipline at both the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Bloom also played football for the University of Colorado from 2002 to 2003 where he established two Colorado football records. Before enrolling at Colorado in 2002, Bloom had endorsed numerous products and desired to continue doing so throughout his time in college so that he could fund his skiing career.

The National Collegiate Athletics Association ("NCAA") allows student-athletes ("athletes" or "student-athletes") to compete professionally and receive salaries in sports other than those for which they …