Miami QB Carson Beck may not have received a $4 million NIL deal from the Hurricanes or $10 million in NIL earnings last season with Kirby Smart’s Georgia football program, as was previously rumored.
CBS Sports’ Danny Kanell implied Beck’s salary was a fake number amidst Nico Iamaleava’s highly publicized transfer portal drama that led to his exit from Tennessee.
“I still can't believe people advising Nico thought Carson Beck getting $4 million from Miami was a real number. What a massive misread,” Kanell wrote.
Beck’s transfer from UGA to “The U” was cut and dry. He followed his girlfriend, Hanna Cavinder, although there have been rumors about their relationship status being shaky in recent months.
Meanwhile, ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Max Olson reported that the market for Iamaleava was cold.
“Iamaleava's future is in the hands of his father, Nic, and a trusted family friend named Cordell Landers, a former Florida personnel staffer. Both are representing the quarterback in discussions with schools. Iamaleava's next step is tied to a tricky spring transfer portal market where headwinds for a desirable landing place include awkward timing and the reputational damage from his Tennessee exit,” they reported on Tuesday.
“Finding a better football fit than Iamaleava had at Tennessee, where he was entering his third year, will be difficult.”
By Wednesday, Iamaleava’s no-contact tag was revealed. Clearly, Iamaleava’s market wasn’t bad enough to keep him from getting paid by someone.
He just won’t be getting Beck-level money. Then again, Beck might not even be making what was rumored to be Beck-level money.