Mississippi State is represented by four players among the 32 highest-paid NFL players this season, according to the source: Charles Cross, Dak Prescott, Chris Jones and Jeffery Simmons.
The source also said former Mississippi State players could potentially affect the situation if they chose to donate or acted together, while emphasizing that they are not required to do so and that the money belongs to them.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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