Category Archives: Press Release

Fox River Grove’s Ashley Prell Signs NIL Deal

Ashley Prell X Series

New site allows fans to support her soccer career Chicago, IL, September 29, 2022 – Fox River Grove resident and University of Illinois soccer forward Ashley Prell has scored by officially signing a ‘name, image, likeness’ (NIL) deal with NextName. NextName offers fans the opportunity to support her through the sale of her personal digital […]

Support Illini Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Or Women’s Soccer Teams By Purchasing Digital Collectibles

Chicago, IL, September 16, 2022 – Fans of the Fighting Illini men’s golf, women’s golf, and women’s soccer teams can now purchase digital collectibles of these teams at www.nextname.io. Players from these teams have signed an NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deal with NextName to offer fans the opportunity to show support through the sale of […]

Seattle’s Sophie Stephenson Signs NIL Deal

NextName allows fans to support her and her team Chicago, IL, Sept 16th, 2022 – University of Illinois volleyball outside hitter Sophie Stephenson has officially signed a ‘name, image, likeness’ (NIL) deal with NextName which offers fans the opportunity to support her through the sale of her personal digital collectibles, also known as non-fungible tokens […]

St. Petersburg’s Jer’zhan Newton Signs NIL Deal with Digital Collectibles Platform NextName

JerZhan Newton

New site allows fans to support him   Chicago, IL, TBD, 2022 – St. Petersburg resident and University of Illinois football defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton has officially signed a ‘name, image, likeness’ (NIL) deal with NextName which offers fans the opportunity to support his through the sale of his personal digital collectibles, also known as […]

Pensacola’s Devon Witherspoon Signs NIL Deal with Digital Collectibles Platform

Devon Witherspoon

New site allows fans to support him and other athletes   Chicago, IL, TBD, 2022 – Pensacola resident and University of Illinois football defensive back Devon Witherspoon has officially signed a ‘name, image, likeness’ (NIL) deal with NextName which offers fans the opportunity to support him through the sale of his personal digital collectibles, also […]

Memphis’ Tarique Barnes Signs NIL Deal with Digital Collectibles Platform

Tarique Barnes

Site allows fans to support him and other college athletes   Chicago, IL, TBD, 2022 – Memphis resident and University of Illinois football linebacker and team captain Tarique Barnes has officially signed a ‘name, image, likeness’ (NIL) deal with NextName which offers fans the opportunity to support him through the sale of his personal digital […]

Fighting Illini Basketball Legends’ Digital Collectibles Available for Purchase at Nextname

NextName Legends

  Chicago, IL, August 23, 2022 – Fighting Illini basketball fans can now purchase digital collectibles of some of their favorite former players. University of Illinois basketball legends and members of the 1989 team which reached the Final Four: Kenny Battle, Stephen Bardo, Marcus Liberty, and all-time leading scorer Deon Thomas have signed with NextName […]

Belleville’s Jordyn Slaughter Signs with Digital Collectibles Platform

Jordyn Slaughter

New site allows fans to support him   Chicago, IL, August 22, 2022 – Belleville resident and current University of Illinois football offensive lineman Jordyn Slaughter has officially signed a ‘name, image, likeness’ (NIL) deal with NextName which offers fans the opportunity to support him through the sale of his personal digital collectibles, also known […]

Danville’s Julian Pearl Signs with Digital Collectibles Platform

Julian Pearl

New site allows fans to support him and other athletes   Chicago, IL, August 22, 2022 – Danville resident and University of Illinois football offensive lineman Julian Pearl has officially signed a ‘name, image, likeness’ (NIL) deal with NextName which offers fans the opportunity to support him through the sale of his personal digital collectibles, […]