Murphy Statement On The Protect College Sports Act

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Protect College Sports Act:

"We are all still reading this bill, but its primary effect seems to be to limit the compensation of athletes while protecting the huge salaries of all the adults - coaches, ADs, sports industry executives - who are getting rich off the performance of the players. And it gives the NCAA an antitrust exemption that no other industry gets just so they can keep underpaying the athletes. Sure, there are some good things for players in this bill, but this seems like a great deal for the NCAA and the rich guys who run college sports, and a bad deal for athletes."

Murphy is one of the U.S. Senate's leading voices for ending the corporate exploitation of college athletes. Earlier this Congress, he reintroduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act (CARO), legislation to codify the right of college athletes to unionize and collectively bargain for fair compensation and better working conditions, and the College Athlete Economic Freedom Act to expand and codify the right of college athletes to be fairly compensated for the use of their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL).