Webever since the national collegiate athletic association lifted its longstanding prohibition on college athletes being able to profit from the use of their names, images, and likenesses (nils) earlier this year, the shift has been celebrated as a major victory for athletes’ rights. Webathlete activism, advocacy, and protests are an increasingly visible and influential feature of contemporary sport, as more elite athletes use their platform to speak out on social and political issues (coombs & cassilo, 2017; Athlete activism is not a new phenomenon. Webthat may be changing as college athletes continue to speak out about issues affecting their lives on and off campus. Last week, a group of student athletes at kansas state university said. Athletes and social justice advocacy. Webdo you think athletes should speak out on social and political issues? Or do you think they should stick to their sport? Are there limits to where and when they should express their views? Webin its recent decision in mahanoy area school district v. This has been especially true on social justice. Banded together in the days following the police murder of george floyd in may to form an advocacy group known as the college athlete unity (cau).
