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Trayveon Williams co-authors paper with Alex Sinatra for Harvard

The paper is entitled: College Athletics and NIL: Perspectives from a Practitioner and an Athlete.

Cincinnati Bengals running back Trayveon Williams just finished the first class at Texas A&M University School of Law where he is co-teaching another semester of sports law with Professor Alex Sinatra. Williams also co-authored a paper with Sinatra for Harvard Law School’s Journal of Sports and Entertainment.

The paper is entitled: College Athletics and NIL: Perspectives from a Practitioner and an Athlete. It delves into the current law centered around name, image and likeness and athlete advocacy along with experiences from both Sinatra, Williams and other prominent names in the space.

Williams understands and appreciates the importance of having his name associated with such a prestigious school and does not take a moment of his journey for granted.

“I just want to thank my co-professor Alex for being such an honorable teammate. It’s crazy how we both come from a world of sports so she understands how to be a great teammate and we just cohesively work together in such a fluid way. It is a great feeling and I am so thankful to be able to be on this journey with her. The future is bright and so thankful to be a part of this with her. To be a co-author on this Harvard paper and to have it published. It’s a great feeling and I am extremely blessed.”

The paper was published in the most recent edition of the journal. Williams and Sinatra are teaching their second semester at Texas A&M University School of Law and are ready for the new challenges and opportunities this journey will afford them.

Williams is still full-steam ahead in his NFL journey and continues to bring his all both on the field and in the classroom.

Trayveon Williams: ‘fashion means a lot to me’

“I definitely feel like I have always been someone who stays true to what I like.”

Fashion and sports intersection has grown over the years and with the rise of social media, players are akin to fashion models when they walk through the tunnel on game day. Cincinnati Bengals running back Trayveon Williams shared what inspires his fashion sense both on and off the field.

“What inspires my clothes and my fashion statement is I feel like the way you dress is the first thing that makes a statement about yourself. You know confidence, the swagger, the charisma that you have within yourself. When I am stepping off the plane and they are taking pictures it first shows my charisma,” said Williams.

“Whether it is the outfit I am wearing for pregame walking through the tunnel it portrays what I am feeling that day, it portrays my image and allows me to tell a story about who I am in so many different ways.”

Athletes are not only being sponsored by existing fashion lines, but some are starting to produce their own. Williams recently did a collaboration with Goorin Bros, a hat making company, on The Bengal Tiger hat.

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“There is a big quote that Deion Sanders used to go by, ‘If you look good, you feel good, you play good, and they pay good.’ I feel like I take that approach on the field, but also off the field with the way I dress. It is something that is very dear and important to me.”

Williams will not only be flaunting his style on game days, but will again be teaching a law school class at Texas A&M University School of Law on Name, Image, and Likeness with sports attorney and consultant Professor Alex Sinatra.

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“Fashion is a lot to me and I have grown in my fashion over the years. Obviously everybody knows fashion comes into style and goes out of style. I definitely feel like I have always been someone who stays true to what I like.”

Some of the outfits Williams has sported over the years include bold patterns and colors, while his classroom style is classically chic.

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