The Jets signed the 2020 NFL Draft’s 11th overall pick Mekhi Becton to a four-year, $18.45M contract, including a $10.98M signing bonus. The contract is fully guaranteed, with a cap charge of $3.35M in 2020. Becton is a mammoth offensive tackle, weighing in at 6 ft., 7 in. and 364 lbs. He will likely protect […]
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Rich Paul was appointed head of the UTA’s sports division in July 2019, when UTA invested in Klutch Sports Group and now he takes on the role as a member of the agency’s Board of Directors. Paul founded Klutch Sports in 2012 when he and LeBron James left CAA. Klutch Sports represents some of the […]
Klutch Sports announced Trae Young will be joining their client roster. In an unsurprising decision, Young’s long time agent Omar Wilkes agrees to run the basketball division at Klutch Sports. Omar Wilkes, who was formerly an agent of Octagon, represented Young since he entered the league in 2018. Wilkes also brings with him the projected […]
Anthony Edwards, Georgia guard and potential number 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, has signed with Klutch Sports Group. Edwards will be represented by Omar Wilkes formerly of Octagon. Wilkes has since agreed to terms with Klutch Sports to become the Head of Basketball Operations. Edwards at 6-foot-5 is projected on most draft boards […]
NBA agent Omar Wilkes has left Octagon after eight years and will become the new Head of Basketball for Klutch Sports. Wilkes’ new role with Klutch Sports will allow for Rich Paul to expand his role as CEO as Klutch looks into expanding into more sports. Wilkes clients include NBA all star Trae Young, Cam […]
Based out of New York City, The Legacy Agency (“TLA”) had negotiated over half of one billion dollars in contracts. Major League Baseball (“MLB”) agent Greg Genske was the lead negotiator of the agency’s No. 9 ranked baseball division, where the majority of the agency’s revenues came from. Another prominent member of the agency was […]
Klutch Sports group has announced via twitter the signing of Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. Klutch Baseball is led by veteran agent Brodie Scoffield, and was formed in April of 2020 following Klutch Sports Group’s acquisition of Tidal Sports. Rich Paul’s agency most notably represents elite NBA stars such as LeBron James, Ben Simmons, […]
BY JOSH GOLDBERG AND JASON MORRIN The 2020 NFL Draft was one to remember. A record number of fans tuned into their televisions and anxiously awaited their favorite teams’ selections. 255 young men fulfilled their life long dreams of being drafted (virtually) and celebrated while socially-distanced in their respective homes. The draft had 55 million […]
Thirty-two of the top prospects in the nation found their new homes last night when they were selected in the first-round of the NFL draft. Instead of shaking hands with Commissioner Roger Goodell and walking across a stage in Las Vegas, draftees were in the comfort of their homes with their closest family and friends […]
Rich Paul, the power house sports agent with Klutch Sports known for his relationship with LeBron James and representing prominent athletes like Anthony Davis and Ben Simmons, has broadened his influence within the industry. Klutch Conversations will be a new discussion panel with the purpose of developing in-depth social conversations. Chance the Rapper’s SocialWorks and […]