Tennessee's Nico Iamaleava under scrutiny over NIL, practice drama

Iamaleava, 20, is reportedly set to earn $2.4 million this season but wants to renegotiate his deal to $4 million per year. 

The quarterback was the No. 23 overall recruit in the 2023 class and when he initially signed with Tennessee's NIL collective in 2022, Iamaleava was set to make $8 million over his college career. 

Upon hearing the news of Iamaleava's no-show from practice, fans took to social media to voice their opinions.

"Can someone explain to me why you would pay Nico Iamaleava $4M when he is going to be a 21-yr-old sophomore who only did this on a loaded offense? I wouldn't even pay this man $2M. Can't even throw a deep ball either. Why are we paying players who don't produce?" One X user posted.

"Nico Iamaleava is a solid QB. But he's not close to $4Mill good. Whoever advising is doing him a disservice," another user posted to X.