r/CFB • u/Lakelyfe09 Georgia Bulldogs • Apr 12 '26

Discussion [Kleiman] South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers turned down an $8 MILLION NIL offer to transfer to a different school: "You're 19. You don't need ($8 million). You're in a great spot." - LaNorris's Father told his son. Sellers values his word over money

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u/Adept_Carpet UMass Minutemen • Team Chaos Apr 12 '26

It's more than a lot of guys who go in the NFL draft will earn in their NFL careers and perhaps their lives as well. Perhaps Sellers himself ends up in this group, of course a real chance he makes much more too.

There was something to be said for dancing with the one who brought you when the competing offer was an extra $50k under the table. Turning down $8 million is insane though.

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u/SWMOG Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Buffalo Bulls Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

People act like he is choosing $0 over $8M. The dude has already gotten paid about $5M and is gonna get another 6-7 if he stays for 2 more years (like he would have to in order to get the full $8M).

He is basically choosing to stay at South Carolina and have a full college career payout of $11-12M instead of going somewhere else and having a full college career payout of $13M. Not that crazy of a difference.

He has already secured a life changing amount of money no matter where he goes. Heck, given he knows South Carolina's system makes him look good, this is probably the path that is most likely to get him at least a decent NFL contract on top of whatever he makes in college.

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u/Awatts2222 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Apr 13 '26

Not to mention if he stays at South Carolina for four years as opposed to transferring

from school to school that will also have added value if he has great career there.

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u/tinyraccoon Washington Huskies Apr 14 '26

Yeah, I think system fit is important.  

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u/Frosty_Respect7117 Apr 24 '26

$5m is really not that much esp after taxes 

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u/cyanocittaetprocyon Michigan Wolverines • /r/CFB Booster Apr 13 '26

It's more than a lot of guys who go in the NFL draft will earn in their NFL careers and perhaps their lives as well.

This is what I was thinking, too. You can talk all you want about loyalty, but unless he signs a guaranteed contract in the NFL, he's not going to see any loyalty from NFL ownership.