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 immediately and Collin is enjoying on the offensive line of Division II school soccer staff Lake Erie Faculty. With some assist off the web, Collin has now translated that meme into actual money as he signed an NIL take care of the Louisiana chain well-known for his or her fried rooster.
From Meme to Cash
Dieunerst Collin has managed to rework his years outdated meme into some actual life {dollars} after signing an NIL take care of Popeyes. Collin, who now performs Division II soccer with Lake Erie Faculty received a regional championship and an image of him posing with the trophy impressed the web to get their boy a take care of 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 Faculty 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 said.
The @Popeyes meme child @CollinDieunerst is now a freshman offensive lineman at Division II Lake Erie Faculty and if this man does 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 take care of the fried rooster franchise.
Proud to welcome @CollinDieunerst to the fam. pic.twitter.com/nbc61QxIx9
— Popeyes (@Popeyes) January 12, 2023
On Thursday, Popeyes tweeted that they had 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 said they’re now the proud sponsor of Collin. Though the worth of the NIL deal is at present unknown, Collin is lastly cashing in on his fame.
God bless the web.