Dieunerst Collin went viral as a toddler when a video of him on Vine giving some aspect eye in a Popeyes restaurant grew to become a meme. Quick ahead to right now and Collin is taking part in on the offensive line of Division II college football workforce Lake Erie School. With some assist off the web, Collin has now translated that meme into actual money as he signed an NIL cope with the Louisiana chain well-known for his or her fried hen.
From Meme to Cash
Dieunerst Collin has managed to remodel his years outdated meme into some actual life {dollars} after signing an NIL cope with Popeyes. Collin, who now performs Division II soccer with Lake Erie School gained a regional championship and an image of him posing with the trophy impressed the web to get their boy a cope with the ‘Louisiana Kitchen.’
A tweet by @JimMWeber began the momentum for the Popeyes deal.
“The @Popeyes meme child @CollinDieunerst is now a freshman offensive lineman at Division II Lake Erie School and if this man doesn’t have an NIL deal by tomorrow, the Louisiana kitchen wants to scrub home on higher administration,” Weber’s tweet acknowledged.
The @Popeyes meme child @CollinDieunerst is now a freshman offensive lineman at Division II Lake Erie School and if this man would not have an NIL deal by tomorrow, the Louisiana kitchen wants to scrub home on higher administration. pic.twitter.com/JTQs9JhhPk
— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) January 8, 2023
The tweet garnered consideration shortly and has over 50,000 likes and shut to eight,000 retweets. Included in these retweets was one from Collin himself, urging his followers to go to his Instagram web page and tag Popeyes.
I NEED EVEYONE TO GO TO MY INSTAGRAM @dieunerst REPOST MY RECENT POST AND TAG @Popeyes I JUST WANNA TALK🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/Fq00ylsJqs
— Dieunerst Collin (@CollinDieunerst) January 8, 2023
“I NEED EVERYONE TO GO TO MY INSTAGRAM @dieunerst REPOST MY RECENT POST AND TAG @Popeyes. I JUST WANNA TALK,” Collin tweeted.
No matter Collin and Popeyes talked about, ended up in Collin getting an NIL cope with the fried hen franchise.
Proud to welcome @CollinDieunerst to the fam. pic.twitter.com/nbc61QxIx9
— Popeyes (@Popeyes) January 12, 2023
On Thursday, Popeyes tweeted that they have been proud to welcome Dieunerst Collin to ‘the fam.’ Popeyes determined to go along with a slogan that learn ‘From Memes to Desires,’ and likewise acknowledged they’re now the proud sponsor of Collin. Though the worth of the NIL deal is at the moment unknown, Collin is lastly cashing in on his fame.
God bless the web.