Someone, somewhere is profiting off the names of Northwestern football players.
On one of my many trips through the eBay catalog, I noticed that there were quite a few people buying and selling pieces of Northwestern football memorabilia. Old tickets stubs, banners, and signed photos were on sale. That’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with that. Then, I decided to sort by highest price.
I found this:
Someone sold Northwestern linebacker Joe Jones’ jersey for $199 on eBay. This is, kinda odd, right? Under NCAA policy, no one is supposed to profit off using a player’s likeness.