and just signed an NIL deal with Popeyes. Dieunerst Collin, you might not know the name, but you’ll likely know the meme. Ten years ago, Collin was the unassuming kid waiting in the Popeyes ...

College freshman Dieunerst Collin’s road to internet meme fame started with a confused ... image and likeness deal – commonly referred to as an NIL – allows college athletes to receive ...

And here’s how typing “popeyes meme kid nil deal” into Google gets you this remarkable tale. According to an SB Nation article that came out to cover the Popeyes deal, Collin was captured in ...

Dieunerst Collin signed a name, image and likeness deal (NIL) with the chicken restaurant. He was in a blink-and-you-missed-it video that went viral in 2013 on the defunct short-video platform Vine.

From meme to NIL deal: D-II OL Dieunerst Collin has an NIL deal with Popeyes 10 years after going viral in a Popeyes-related video. Fast-food chicken chain Popeyes has signed a D-II college ...

While it is notable that a D-II player landed an NIL deal, this move is of particular interest to those familiar with a certain meme. As Jelani Scott of Sports Illustrated noted, Collin is the ...

also known as the “Popeyes Meme Kid” took to social media to rally his followers to convince the fast food eatery to offer him a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal. In less than a week ...

The face behind the meme seen around the world (and the internet) for a decade is getting paid for his image. It’s been widely reported that Popeyes confirmed they signed Collin to an NIL deal ...

Dieunerst Collin, known as the "Popeyes meme kid" in the video on the now-defunct social media platform Vine, is now a college football player and has signed an NIL deal with Popeyes. In the 2013 ...