In March, the National Football League Player’s Association (NFLPA) decided against decreasing the maximum amount (3 percent) an NFL agent can charge his or her clients on performance contracts. However, the NFLPA announced Monday they are dropping the standard fee from 3 percent to a default fee of 1.5 percent. The agent fee has been a […]
Left tackle Ryan Clady came to the New York Jets this offseason to replace D’Brickashaw Ferguson, one of the Jets’ most reliable players over the last decade. However, the Jets’ new offensive lineman did not leave the Denver Broncos without feeling some animosity towards his replacement, Russell Okung. After receiving the Broncos’ franchise tag in […]
Per Liz Mullen, NFL agent Tory Dandy has joined CAA Sports’ NFL Division. He was previously working for Independent Sports and Entertainment, formerly Relativity Sports, where he worked with famed agent and the late Eugene Parker. The former college football player turned NFL agent began his post-playing career in the sports industry at Synergy Sports […]
One of the biggest storylines of the NFL offseason was the fact that Denver Broncos OLB and reigning Super Bowl MVP, Von Miller, had yet to reach a long term deal with the team. It seemed as if the Broncos were not going to have their difference maker on the field, since Miller was adamant […]
Per a press release from the company, DonJoy Performance, the consumer division of leading global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management DJO Global, Inc. announces today the addition of San Francisco 49er’s linebacker NaVorro Bowman to its roster of professional athletes. Bowman will serve as the face of […]
Athletes First agent Brian Murphy represents players whom make up 20% of the cap value on the Minnesota Vikings’ current roster. That is an extremely impressive feat for an NFLPA certified Contract Advisor. Murphy’s latest deal with the Vikings is largely responsible for a lot of the Vikings’ cap commitment. He negotiated the contract extension for […]
Per Liz Mullen of SBJ, previously suspended NFL agent Vinnie Porter has had his NFLPA suspension overturned on appeal. According to his attorney, our own Darren Heitner, Porter plans to resume his career as a NFL agent. Porter was suspended by the NFLPA’s Committee on Agent Regulation & Discipline in February of 2015 after The Smoking […]
In an article for the Delaware Valley News by Alex Lloyd Gross, Philadelphia-based agent, Ed Wasielewski has had three clients sign with NFL teams. These players are Andrew Adams (S, UConn/New York Giants), Ken Farrow (RB, University of Houston/San Diego Chargers), and Reggie Diggs (WR, Richmond/Washington Redskins). These players signed with their respective teams as […]
According to SBJ, SportsTrust Advisors has signed NFL vets Za’Darius Smith, Tay Glover-Wright and Jarvis Jenkins. Pat Dye Jr. will represent Jenkins, Bill Johnson will represent Glover-Wright and Smith. Smith was represented by ProSource Sports, Jenkins by BTI Sports Advisors, and Glover-Wright by Summit Sports Management. Smith is a outside linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens […]
The 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) put into effect slotted rookie contracts, which means a set value for every pick in the draft. Therefore, there is not much room for negotiating more money for players. ESPN’s Andrew Brandt broke down the changing landscape surrounding the rookie deals. The effects of these changes are felt by […]