California became the first state, po sibly of , to pa s legislationallowing college athletes to profit off their , but without a federal law, there are obstacles to the measure being seamle sly adopted by the NCAA.That's why former Ohio State and Colts wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, now a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, is working to craft a bill in Congre s that would allow athletes to Alabama Crimson Tide Jersey Sale be able to "capitalize on name, image and likene s," he told host Pat McAfee on DAZN's "The Pat McAfee Show."MORE: The bill will need bipartisan support to succeed. Given that the legislation in California, named the Fair Pay to Play Act, was pa sed in large part by Democrats in the State A sembly and signed by a Democratic governor,Gonzalez, R-Ohio,believes there are reasons toexpect that support in the Democrat-controlled House."On the conservative side, on the more Republican side, we see something like this, I think, and I'll speak for myself, I'm not speaking for the whole party, and you Shawn Robinson Jersey say, 'Well, that doesn't make sense. Why wouldn't you be able to do that? That seems like a logical thing there,'" Gonzalez told McAfee, a former Colts teammate."And then there's also what you see on the Democrats' side a lot of is, 'Hey, look, we're talking about folks from really difficult backgrounds, often minorities, who are being denied this opportunity to Elijah Deveaux Jersey capitalize on their own name, image and likene s. And that does not feel fair.'"Gonzalez told McAfee that California was correct about the principle of the bill but added that with only one state having pa sed such a law, there is a risk college athletes will choose to go play at California colleges just to be able to make money."You need a national standard, which is what I'm trying to put in place," Gonzalez said,"and, again, I think you do need some guardrails to be determined on what that looks like. I'm working with my current athletic director, Gene Smith at Ohio State , on what that would look like, as well as some other folks because I think you could see where this would Jo Griffin Jersey get abused quickly and I think you want to make sure that doesn't happen."WIEDEY: Smith recently said in a pre s conference that Ohio State would not schedule schools in states that have the Fair Pay to Play Act or laws similar to it. He is co-chairman of a group formed by the NCAA in May to explore rules regarding student-athletes' names, images and likene ses (NIL). The groupwill not consider paying players outright."While the formation of this group is an important step to confirming what we believe as an a sociation, the group's work will not result in paying students as employees," Smith.DeCOURCY: The Fair Pay to Play Actwill becomelaw in California in 2023, but Gonzalez said there should not be a rush to complete a similar bill in Congre s. He said the goal should be to "get it right." Gonzalez doesn't want a law that potentially undermines the NCAA. Heinstead wants to strike a balance between what the governing body for collegiate athletics wants and how best Ike Obiagu Jersey to pay college athletes."Admittedly, it is really difficult," Gonzalez said. "But I think if we're thoughtful and we're talking to all the right people and we're weighing these outcomes, I do think we can get this right."