‘Tis the season for many college football players to decide that they will be entering the NFL Draft and signing with agents to represent them in their professional endeavors. Kudos to our friend Brett Greenberg for staying on top of some recent signings, which I am reporting below. Note that some of these are based […]
Here are the final notes on the top agencies by number of clients drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft: Creative Artists Agency- 22 clients drafted this year compared to 25 in 2018. Six clients in the first round and 8 in the second round. Agent Tory Dandy had 7 clients taken in the first 3 […]
Here are the final notes on the top sports agencies by number of clients drafted: Creative Artists Agency: 25 clients drafted this year, compared to 23 in 2017. 23 clients went in the first 3 rounds, including a record breaking 11 first-round selections. Agent Jimmy Sexton represents/co-represents 16 of the 25 CAA clients drafted and […]
The following guest contribution is provided by Hardik Sanghavi, who graduated from DePaul University in 2016 with a major in finance and minor in accounting. During his time at DePaul, Hardik interned with ESPN Chicago and Priority Sports & Entertainment. He now works as a Commercial Underwriter in the Insurance Industry and writes for Overthecap.com. You […]
Buffalo Bills tight end Nick O’Leary has signed with Pat Dye, Jr. of SportsTrust Advisors for his representation. O’Leary was drafted in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Florida State. As a Seminole, he played in 51 career games hauling in 114 passes for 1,591 yards and 17 touchdowns. A consensus […]
Green Bay Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix has signed with SportsTrust Advisors for his representation, according to Liz Mullen. This decision comes on the heels of Clinton-Dix dropping Athletes First who had represented the former first round pick for the entirety of his career. The 21st overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Clinton-Dix won […]
Yesterday, Atlanta-based sports agency SportsTrust Advisors, which is one of the world’s top-10 most valuable football agencies, lost two of its NFLPA Certified Contract Advisors: Michael Perrett and Kevin McGuire. The two sports agents shared roughly 20 years of experience working together at SportsTrust. The duo is pursuing the formation of their own company, Element Sports […]
Prior coverage of NFL Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 Keep up with Darren Heitner on Twitter and Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS First Round Highlights CAA Sports had five clients taken in the first round on Thursday, the most of any agency. The agency’s early success included […]
Sports Business Journal’s labor and agency beat writer, Liz Mullen, recently chatted with NFL Certified Contract Advisor, Pat Dye, Jr. Dye is the Founder of SportsTrust Advisors, an Atlanta-based agency that represents 70-plus players in the NFL, such as the Denver Broncos’ DeMarcus Ware and the Miami Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill. Below are some of the […]
Arguably one of the most decorated players in University of Georgia football history has finally found a sports agent. Bulldogs’ quarterback, Aaron Murray, recently secured Atlanta-based SportsTrust Advisors for representation. NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor, Pat Dye Jr., will represent the four-year starter. Murray ended his five-year stint in Athens, Georgia with four, 3,000-plus yard seasons. […]