The president hosted a roundtable at the White House on Wednesday and showed support for college athletes amid their ongoing battle with the NCAA for compensation.
President Joe Biden and other White House officials met with multiple former college football players on Wednesday to discuss the working rights of college athletes, an unprecedented show of support for players in the battle over the status of so-called “student-athletes,” one of the longest running and most contentious debates in American sports.
What was originally supposed to be a drop-in during the roundtable by the president ended up being about an hour spent with the players. After engaging them in the roundtable, Biden took them on a 20–30 minute tour of the White House, including the Oval Office.
“As the landscape of college football changes and the revenue grows exponentially, we just wanted to make sure we had a conversation, that you all have been leading on thankfully, making sure players are protected not just in the short term but in the long term. But as money grows, making sure there’s not a significant power imbalance,” said Steve Benjamin, director of the Office of Public Engagement Director, in his introductory remarks.
Athlete unionization and the potential of athletes being employees of their schools were not discussed with Biden in detail.
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