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Former New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush is getting his Heisman Trophy back.This follows a defamation lawsuit filed by Bush last year against the NCAA. ESPN was first to report the announcement regarding his trophy reinstatement, which came from the Heisman Trust Wednesday.“We are thrilled to welcome Reggie Bush back to the Heisman family in recognition of his collegiate accomplishments,” said Michael Comerford, president of The Heisman Trophy Trust. “We considered the enormous changes in college athletics over the last several years in deciding that now is the right time to reinstate the Trophy for Reggie. We are so happy to welcome him back.”Bush had won the trophy awarded to the top player in college football after amassing more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage and scoring 18 touchdowns in 2005. His 784 first-place votes were the fifth most in Heisman history.The Heisman Trust has returned the trophy to Bush and the replica to USC. Bush will be invited to all future Heisman Trophy ceremonies.The lawsuit Bush filed last year was in reference to how the NCAA handled his request to reinstate his Heisman Trophy after Bush and his family were accused of accepting cash and gifts during his time playing at the University of Southern California.A report from ESPN last year said that Bush claimed the NCAA maliciously attacked his character by sharing a statement with false and offensive information that damaged his reputation.At the time, Bush was playing for USC; name, image, and likeness deals were not in place.Now, student-athletes can have NIL deals.The NCAA statement referenced in the lawsuit that was sent to ESPN said that the NIL deals do not permit pay-to-play type arrangements, which an investigation revealed Bush and his family accepted while he played at USC.The statement went on to say that because Bush's 2005 season was vacated due to the investigation, he was never eligible to win the Heisman Trophy.Bush's attorney maintained that the NCAA statement was false and said Bush was never accused of pay-for-play arrangements.More about the trophy reinstatement can be found here.You can read the entire report about Bush's lawsuit here.The Associated Press contributed to this report