UNC will no longer sell jerseys of star athletes : 0xbt

UNC will no longer sell jerseys of star athletes

In an effort to Asdrubal Cabrera Jersey avoid backlash as well as potential lawsuits from athletes, North Carolina will no longer sell official jerseys featuring the numbers of star football and basketball players, Scout.com .When a college sells such a jersey, you see, none of the revenue goes to the athlete who wears the number on the playing field. Its long been a pointof contention between athletes and the busine s of college athletics.MORE: | The i sue was raised by former Michigan basketball players Chris Keith Hernandez Jersey Webber and Jalen Rose, as well as Ed OBannon in his lawsuit against the NCAA and EA Sports. Heres a clip from the Fab Five 30 for 30 film in which Rose laments what he calls exploitation.For this football season, UNC is offering for sale No. 89 and No. 16 Nike jerseys, according to the Scout.com report.No. 89 is worn by Jared Worley, a sophomore tight end Jeurys Familia Jersey who registered no stats last season. No. 16 is shared by two players, both redshirt freshmen.Last season, No. 12 and No. 3, worn respectively by starting quarterback Marquise Williams and star receiver Ryan Switzer, Noah Syndergaard Jersey were available for sale.In this day and age of player likene s being a controversial subject, said UNC a sistant AD for communications Kevin Best, we decided it would be best to go this direction with the No. 1 and the No. 89 and the No. 16.For basketball, Best said, the plan is to offer the No. 1 and po sibly another number that Neil Walker Jersey would be changed each season. No word on how Sam Perkins would feel about not seeing a dime from sales of the No. 41 Tar Heels jersey, or how selling No. 50 would go over with Tyler Hansbrough.