Colorado soccer coach Deion Sanders’ contract, accredited late final month by CU’s Board of Regents, Consists of a clause that requires him to “put on Nike-branded Buffs merchandise,” Based mostly on Sean Keeler of the DENVER Submit. Sanders and his son Shedeur each “recently signed provides with Beneath Armour.” CU’s contract with Nike “expires on June 30, 2025.” Jackson State “additionally had an attire contract with Nike” when Sanders took over as coach there earlier than “finally switching to Beneath Armour.” The small print of Sanders’ new contract — a 5-yr deal worth As a lot as $29.5M earlier than bonuses and incentives — “largely match the framework outlined in CU’s preliminary phrases sheet.” However, the contract additionally options a clause that “effectively opens a window for the renegotiation of wage and separation phrases after the 2025 season,” Which might be Sanders’ third. The contract “additionally differs” from that of former coach Karl Dorrell When it Includes the “reporting, and approval, of the coach’s outdoors advantages, income, promotions, and endorsements.” Sanders should current Advert Rick George and Chancellor Phil DiStefano with a “verbal notification of such outdoors advantages, income, promotions or endorsements by Sept. 1” (DENVER Submit, 1/3).
Colorado coach Deion Sanders to wear Nike apparel despite UA deal – Sports Business Journal
