NFL Contract Advisors – “So You Want To Be An Agent”
Welcome to NFL Contract Advisors – “So You Want To Be An Agent…” A big part of sports law is
getting agents ready for the the obligations of managing high-profile clients. And that’s where lawyers
come in. NFL Contract Advisors covers NFLPA certification requirements, agent eligibility, standards of
conduct and prohibited actions, key points of agent-player contracts and player-team contracts, and the
NFL’s personal conduct policy.
And most importantly, we’ll look at some recent episodes of “bad client behavior” in the NFL (aka – The
3 AM Phone Call). Stories include a mercurial QB skipping a game to party (in disguise) in Las Vegas, a
star wide receiver allegedly throwing furniture off a 14 th floor Florida condo balcony, the league’s
highest-paid player bankrolling a dog fighting operation, and of course… “DeflateGate.”
NFL Contract Advisors
“So You Want To Be An Agent…”
I. Introduction
a. “3 AM Phone Call” – Johnny Manziel
II. Collective Bargaining Agreement & the NFLPA
a. “3 AM Phone Call” – Coach Urban Meyer & COVID Protocols
III. Agent Eligibility
IV. Agent Regulations Under the NFLPA
a. “3 AM Phone Call” – Antonio Brown
V. Agent-Player Agreements (SRA’s)
VI. Player-Team Agreements
a. “3 AM Phone Call” – Michael Vick
VII. Personal Conduct Policy
a. “3 AM Phone Call” – Tom Brady & DeflateGate
VIII. Resources (NFLPA & CBA Rules, Regulations & Model Forms)
a. https://nflpa.com/
b. https://www.nfl.com/
