The University of Georgia Athletic Association is taking legal action against one of the football team’s former star pass rushers.
Georgia is asking for damages totaling $390,000 after defensive end Damon Wilson II elected to transfer to Missouri after the 2024 season.
The department cited an NIL buyout clause in Wilson’s contract and requested that a judge compel the defensive end to enter arbitration to reach a settlement.
The clause in Wilson’s former agreement effectively acts as a buyout fee for terminating early.
Wilson was recently served a court summons, legal records show.
After recording 3.5 sacks during his freshman and sophomore seasons at UGA, Wilson inked a new deal with Georgia’s Classic City Collective.
In January, just two weeks after landing the new contract, Wilson

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