Kaimon Rucker hoping to go NFL donates NIL proceeds to Western North Carolina

Posted Dec 28, 2024
North Carolina’s Kaimon Rucker, a defensive end on the Tar Heels football team, has found different ways to generate money by using his name, image, and likeness. Rucker, a graduate from Hartwell, Georgia, also has found a different way to use his earnings: donating $10,000 to the MANNA FoodBank in Asheville to help victims of the storm Helene. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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