The Group Licensing Assignment (GLA)

As a pro, you get paid for the use of your name, image and likeness. The NFLPA works to make this money for you from licensed products like jerseys, trading cards and video games. Make sure you’re included by signing a group licensing assignment (GLA).

Sign Your GLA

Licensing is an important and lucrative component of being a celebrity athlete. Every fan wants to have a jersey, share playing cards with friends or post a Fathead in the home office. And it’s your dream to see fans rocking your gear and have your own bobblehead. NFL Players Inc., the licensing and marketing arm of the NFLPA, works to make this dream a reality.

4 Licensing Facts You Need To Know

It's A Group Thing

Anyone who wants to use six or more players on various products and merchandise has to get a license through the NFLPA. Licensees select the players they want to create products for based upon sales recommendations received from key retailers who want to stock popular products. Want in? You have to sign the GLA in order to participate and get a share of that revenue.

Endless Opportunities

Licensed products include more than Nike jerseys to wear on game days. Player-identified merchandise includes collectibles, apparel, trading cards, figurines, video games (everyone loves to play Madden), bedding, jewelry and virtually anything else that can fit your face, name, number or signature.

It Pays To Play

You're paid (ka-ching!) for participating in licensing through quarterly premium royalty payments and annual equal-share royalty payments.

Predicting Future Stars

Our “Rising Stars List” is an annual list sent to all licensees to encourage use of more unique players and to bring visibility to players who are underrepresented. These Rising 50 players have not yet appeared on the Top 50 Player Sales List (a quarterly report that ranks players based on overall sales of licensed products) and are selected based upon a great year of on-field performance.

Sign Your GLA