Popeyes meme kid from viral GIFs inks college football NIL deal with the fast-food chain
is having a full-circle moment after inking a deal with Popeyes, the restaurant where his famous side-eyeing GIF was born.
Collin — now a freshman and football player at Lake Erie College in Ohio — finally cashed in on his online fame on Thursday when by signing aAs part of the NIL sponsorship, Collin will promote the restaurant and appear on a billboard in his home state of New Jersey, per ESPN. It is unclear how long the deal will last and exactly how much Collin will make from it.
He continued:"I went on Instagram and decided to post asking everyone to repost and tag Popeyes, not knowing that I would get all the support I got." "I had Dude Wipes, they talked to me and they're sending me some products," Collin said."I have one company that I've been with called Lock1N. It's an athletic brand from a football player I used to play with in high school."after a decades-long fight for the right to do so. The change sparked a slew of brand deals for college athletes – some even scoring five or six figure deals, according to the report.
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