The former Florida football recruit is suing Coach Billy Napier, along with a big-time Gator booster and others, claiming they defrauded him by backing out of a promised $13.85 million agreement after he had turned down offers tied to other programs.
Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009.is suing coach Billy Napier, along with a big-time Gator booster and others, claiming they defrauded him out of millions of dollars by backing out of a promised $13.85 million agreement after the quarterback had turned down offers tied to other programs.
The filing includes text messages Marcus Castro-Walker, a defendant in the lawsuit who had been Florida's director of player engagement and NIL, sent to Rashada's NIL agents, including one on Oct. 27, 2022, that read,"You already know what we need to do over the next few days. Get us the QB." Another text sent three days later read,"We need to lock down Jaden!"
By then, Rashada had made a verbal commitment to Miami and the offer of a $9.5 million NIL deal, which was widely reported in the media at the time. According to the filing, Florida's"pressure campaign" came back with an offer of $13.85 million over four years: $5.35 million from Hathcock -- including a $500,000"signing bonus" through Velocity Automotive -- and the remainder paid through Hathcock's NIL collective Gator Guard.
After that, in what the lawsuit calls a violation of Florida law, Napier and Castro-Walker told Rashada they would"make good" on the promised deal and Castro-Walker later told Rashada's agents that Hathcock and his Gator Guard collective would"personally guarantee" the $13.85 million. On signing day, wary of the lack of a written contract for the NIL money, Rashada's agents told him not to sign his letter of intent yet. This prompted Napier to call Rashada and his father, the lawsuit states, and it was during this call that he promised the $1 million payment. Rashada signed with Florida that night.
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