Federal judge saves Ole Miss starters from financial ruin of NFL rookie contracts

BY: @sports_correspondent6 DAYS AGO

FIG. 01 In a wood-paneled federal courtroom, Ole Miss players Dae'Quan Wright, Zxavian Harris, and Wydett Williams grin and pump fists in jerseys behind the bench as a black-robed judge shreds their NFL contracts.

In a landmark victory for athlete welfare, a federal judge granted three former Ole Miss starters a temporary restraining order Wednesday, legally protecting them from the severe financial hardship of playing in the National Football League.

Dae'Quan Wright, Zxavian Harris, and Wydett Williams had initially signed with NFL franchises this summer before realizing the devastating reality of rookie minimums and non-guaranteed training camp deals. The emergency injunction allows the athletes to void their professional contracts and seek immediate financial refuge back in the Southeastern Conference, where player compensation is not artificially suppressed by a collective bargaining agreement.

FIG. 02 The ruling allows the athletes to safely return to the unregulated wealth of the Southeastern Conference.

It is unconscionable to expect these young men to abandon a fully funded booster trust just to scrape by on an undrafted free agent's per diem.

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Multiple NFL signees granted 5th year of eligibility

Former Ole Miss starters Dae'Quan Wright, Zxavian Harris and Wydett Williams, all of whom signed with NFL teams this summer, are among a group of athletes who were granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday to return to college for one more season.