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6 former Florida State players file lawsuit against coach Leonard Hamilton over NIL compensation

ross dellenger

Senior College Football Reporter

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Six former Florida State players have filed a lawsuit against coach Leonard Hamilton over NIL payments. (Sean Burges/Getty Images)

Six former Florida State basketball players filed a lawsuit Monday against their former coach, Leonard Hamilton, over unpaid promises of NIL compensation that total $1.5 million and acknowledged within the documents that they boycotted a practice last season over the missed payments.

The legal complaint, filed in Florida’s Leon County circuit court, is an unprecedented and fascinating filing in the era of athlete compensation as roughly half of a former team makes shocking claims against one of college basketball’s more accomplished coaches.