CAA - Creative Artists Agency - Losing Clients, Kevin Curtis, Michael Clayton, Mike Doss, - Profootballtalk.com

It seems like just one year after CAA made a big splash by stealing Matt Leinart from Leigh Steinberg , Creative Artists Agency's now losing a number of NFL clients, on top of Leinart's reported discontent. Here's the rest of the ProFootballtalk.com story:

MORE STRUGGLES FOR CAA

The Friday USA Today story regarding the burgeoning CAA empire prompted a league source to advice us that Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart is in the process of finding a new firm to handle his marketing work.

And our story about Leinart prompted another league source to point out to us that several NFL players have fired CAA within the past year.

The list includes safety Mike Doss, receiver Kevin Curtis, receiver Michael Clayton, running back Thomas Jones, and left tackle Luke Petitgout.

Though each guy likely had his own reasons for moving on, the fact that five players have parted ways with CAA is not a good development for its football practice.

Also, although CAA still has the football contracts of the Manning brothers and 2006 MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, all three of these guys stayed with IMG for their potentially more lucrative marketing deals, which have no arbitrary percentage limits like the NFLPA's three-percent ceiling on their playing wages.