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NFLPA Contract Advisor Ken Sarnoff Picks Up Boston College LB Nick Clancy

Nov 17, 2012; Boston College Eagles line backer Nick Clancy (54) hits Virginia Tech Hokies running back Tony Gregory (22) as he fails to catch the ball. Credit: Greg M. Cooper-US PRESSWIRE
Nov 17, 2012; Boston College Eagles line backer Nick Clancy (54) hits Virginia Tech Hokies running back Tony Gregory (22) as he fails to catch the ball. Credit: Greg M. Cooper-US PRESSWIRE

Boston College linebacker Nick Clancy has signed with NFLPA Contract Advisor Ken Sarnoff.  Warren Zola, Assistant Dean, Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, broke the news on Twitter.

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Sarnoff was formerly an employee of Lagardère Unlimited, and prior to that he was with Gaylord Sports (later purchased by Lagardère).  Earlier this year, Sarnoff left Lagardère and his home in Phoenix, Arizona, and moved to Chicago, Illinois where he became a part of the PlayersRep Sports Management team.

Sarnoff had two clients selected in the 2012 NFL Draft:

  • #74 overall (3rd round) selection by Kansas City – Donald Stephenson (T – Oklahoma)
  • #186 overall (6th round) selection by Dallas – James Hanna (TE – Oklahoma)

In 2011, Sarnoff represented the following drafted players:

  • #82 overall (3rd round) selection by San Diego – Vincent Brown (WR – San Diego State)
  • #190 overall (6th round) selection by San Francisco – Colin Jones (DB – TCU)

In both of those years, the only Boston College players drafted were represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA).  NFLDraftScout.com currently ranks Clancy as the 11th best inside linebacker in the 2013 NFL Draft.  That would mean Clancy, as projected, would be picked at the latter half of the draft, if at all.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.