Tennessee & Nico Iamaleava are in active contract negotiations ahead of the 2025 season

[VOLLeeann]

Been waiting for this...

 

[TheVolsFrog]

Let’m walk

 

[SalVolinus]

Over it. Bye.

 

[SoMissVol]

This is going to be a nothing-burger, IMO. No sources. Just feels perfunctory.

 

[VOLLeeann]

Let’m walk

 

[TXbenVol]

I hate NIL. I would have gladly killed a communist with my bare hands just to run through the T.

 

[rjl4tnvols]

He needs to go. He hads't lived up to the hype anyway. No way we need to renegotiate unless he's giving money back

 

[RockyTop140]

Let him leave. Still have Merkingler and McIntyre with Faizon Brandon coming in next season. It would suck but to pull this crap at this point is ridiculous

 

[Rockytopoftheworld]

We need contracts of some sort to prevent this. This is a shake down

 

[hard in the paint]

He better be a lot better or be prepared to get booed next year if he's here. Him and his "camp" have angled for more money how many times now? Not really interested in seeing 20 crowd shots of his dad wearing $1k glasses in the stands anymore, either. Time to actually do something and earn the ridiculous salary.

 

[Rockytopoftheworld]

Crazy but yes he was disappointing last year considering the hype, whether that is fair or not, it is true.

There were 6 qbs SEC better than Nico last year.

Unless he makes a magical jump, he will disappoint again this year.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

NIL and transfer portal are really helping me to remember that this is just entertainment. This will almost certainly amount to nothing, I like Nico, and yet I won’t lose any sleep if he leaves.

 

[Creeker]

Isn’t this the second time since the season ended? Let him go then.

 

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

This has worked out for us every single time a very valuable Tennessee player has "negotiated" for more NIL. Arion Carter, Ricky Gibson, Boo Carter, Mike Matthews, etc. I'm pretty certain he'll be back next season, but something has to be done to prevent this in the future. They've gotta do something about third parties negotiating on behalf of other teams to avoid "tampering". It is absolutely rampant and I'm growing tired of it.

 

[Doberman]

Are we having fun yet?

 

[mrmax86]

I can't read the article. I assume it's him asking for more, and not us telling him he's not worth $2M?

What's the going rate for an "elite" QB right now?

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Can’t spell “Nico Iamaleava” without “I’m leavin’.” I’d let him walk so fast and use that money on someone at a position of need who has proven they are actually good at football. Dude went a month without scoring a point in the first half, we could get someone to pay us and do that.

 

[Voluble2]

What do you want to bet the first fanbase to rebel and tell a decent player to GTFO when he keeps wanting to renegotiate will be Tennessee?

 

[volfan411]

We should have went after a portal QB and then we would have had leverage.

 

[Doberman]

Vol For Now. VFN

For a guy (me) that romanticized Tennessee football, thinking all the players loved the Orange like i do….

Tough times on my spirit. Ugh.

 

[RockyTop140]

What do you want to bet the first fanbase to rebel and tell a decent player to GTFO when he keeps wanting to renegotiate will be Tennessee?

He already has renegotiated I thought? Now he wants to do it again near the end of spring practice after I’m sure he was given all of the reps with our 1st team guys.

 

[UTK]

Some of yall are morons. Let him walk and tank our season? Lmao. I get it. No one likes it, but welcome to college sports in 2025. Adapt or get left behind.

 

[Doberman]

He already has renegotiated I thought? Now he wants to do it again near the end of spring practice after I’m sure he was given all of the reps with our 1st team guys.

Calculated and gross.

 

[mrmax86]

We should have went after a portal QB and then we would have had leverage.

But then we'd have had to pay for said QB. A lot. How's that better than just giving Nico a little more?

 

[mrmax86]

He already has renegotiated I thought?

When?