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OH YEAH! Alabama’s Kool-Aid McKinstry got the perfect NIL deal

Sometimes, the name of a player fits too perfectly with a product they sign up to hawk — remember Jake Butt getting a “butt-load” of toilet paper, or Forrest Lamp teaming up with Lamps Plus? Brands!

Let’s talks about Alabama’s Ga’Quincy McKinstry. His nickname? Kool-Aid (heck, he’s even listed as “Kool-Aid McKinstry” on Alabama’s roster). So guess who gave the freshman defensive back an NIL deal?

Kool-Aid signed with Kool-Aid and it couldn’t make me happier. Did Kool-Aid (the player) know someday he’d be able to make money from Kool-Aid (the brand)? Living the dream, that’s what that is.

OHHH YEAHH! @GaQMcK1 #ItsOfficial #SigningDay #BrandAthlete pic.twitter.com/bfiO9KwIW9

— Ga’Quincy McKinstry (@koolaid) August 18, 2021

Sooooo does this mean I get to shout OH YEAH if I want when I walk into a new room 👀 ?🤔 @koolaid pic.twitter.com/YQJlysjHV5

— Kool-Aid Man (@GaQMcK1) August 18, 2021

Letssss Goooo🔥 https://t.co/J6yB5g14SA

— Kool-Aid Man (@GaQMcK1) August 18, 2021

Sooooo does this mean I get to shout OH YEAH if I want when I walk into a new room 👀 ?🤔 @koolaid pic.twitter.com/YQJlysjHV5

— Kool-Aid Man (@GaQMcK1) August 18, 2021

I am hereby changing my nickname to Rolex. We’ll see how this goes.

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