Friday morning (4/19) the University of Memphis and FedEx announced a blockbuster nationally historic "Name/Image/Likeness" (NIL) deal worth $25-Million over 5-years, essentially. There's other matching insentives and details, but this is the largest single corporate NIL deal to date. Memphis additional NIL donors must pony up an additional matching $2.5-million per year as part of FedEx's activation, making the University of Memphis Athletics NIL Fund worth at least $7.5-million per year over the next 5 years.
Here's the full interview on 92.9 FM ESPN's Geoff Calkins Show with Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch going through the massive Memphis X FedEx news (AUDIO):
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