Texas Tech superstar pitcher NiJaree Canady was the first $1 million softball player last year and has now made another deal to become the second and only.

Canady has signed another seven-figure NIL contract with the Matador Club, the Red Raiders' collective, her manager, Derrick Shelby of Prestige Management, told ESPN.

She transferred to Texas Tech last year after she led Stanford to the Women's College World Series and lost in the semifinals.

Canady reportedly signed a $1,050,024 one-year NIL deal to become a Red Raider, a deal that included a million for her, $50,000 for living expenses, and $24 for her jersey number.

Canady has consistently said she intended to stay at Texas Tech, but questions persisted as to whether she would enter the NCAA transfer portal again after another re

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