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Former athlete senators shape college sports reform bill
Original: As former athletes, some Senators have extra say on the college sports reform bill
Several US senators who played college sports are playing an outsized role in drafting legislation to reform college athletics, NPR reports. Their firsthand experience as athletes gives them extra influence over a bill addressing issues like athlete compensation and the power of the NCAA, as Congress weighs its most significant intervention in college sports in decades.
Why now: Congress is actively debating college sports reform, and the personal athletic backgrounds of key senators are drawing attention to who is shaping the bill.
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