This sets the stage for a deeper dive into the evolving landscape of college sports and focuses on how the implementation of NIL policies may have unintended consequences for the integrity of student athletes. Important considerations could be raised, such as the balance between financial empowerment and the core values of amateurism and fair competition. 

student-athletes are in essence still prohibited from profiting from their NIL due  to  visa  restrictions.  There  is  an  irony  in  such  a  sentiment,  as  for  decades  student-athletes were denied the right to profit from their NIL. (Belo, 1996) Due to this, international student athletes are not able to create a brand for themselves. While American athletes are making thousands of dollars through lucrative deals and social media posts, international students have to wait until they sign with a professional team. One of the only ways to do so is through a P1-A visa, which is reserved for elite level athletes. You would have to be one of the best not only in your sport, but in the NCAA as well. These athletes see that their teammates are getting lucrative deals and wonder why they can't do the same. (Figure 2) Creating these restrictions hinders the inhibitions of student athletes all over the world to come to the U.S. and play their sport in college, while getting the benefits of being able to give a brand to their name.