NFL QB sends cease and desist to college team over NIL

TrendingUpdated: Aug. 13, 2026, 5:17 a.m.Published: Aug. 13, 2026, 5:15 a.m.LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) greets LSU passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton, right, before an NCAA college football game against Georgia State in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023.APLSU can’t use Jayden Daniels’ name, image and likeness anymore.That’s a result of an attorney for the Washington Commanders quarterback, ESPN reports.The attorney for Daniels, the former Heisman Trophy winner at LSU, sent the letter on Aug. 5 to Tigers athletic director Verge Ausberry, according to ESPN.The issue is that LSU is giving Daniels’ No. 5 jersey to sophomore cornerback DJ Pickett.MORE BY MARK HEIM“The Daniels family is deeply disappointed and feels profoundly disrespected by LSU’s decisi