NCAA NIL & Supplement Sponsorships

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR BODY. With NCAA NIL in full speed, many athletes are seeking sponsorship opportunities with supplement companies and vice versa. I advise the collegiate athletes I represent to do their due diligence with my assistance to find out exactly what substances and ingredients are contained in a product and we go over which substances are banned by the NCAA. Especially with energy drinks.

I err on the side of caution and advise that my athletes clear any supplement with the NCAA before using. 

The NCAA explains on their website, “Many nutritional/dietary supplements contain NCAA banned substances. Impure supplements may lead to a positive NCAA drug test. The use of supplements is at the student-athlete’s own risk.”

I use the example of the NFL which publishes a list of banned substances and go even further to issue a list of banned companies/brands/retailers and manufacturers their players are prohibited from using or signing sponsorship or endorsement deals with. The reason is that these companies/brands/retailers sell some products that contain a banned substance. 

You will be shocked to see some of the NFL banned companies in the link below. Some of your popular companies such as Vitamin Shoppe, Gaspari Nutrition, Nature’s Bounty, Vitamin World, Bodybuilding.com, and GNC to name a few. Full link below https://nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net/website/2020-NFL_NFLPA-Banned-Companies-Final.pdf