Services Provided:
Contract Negotiations
Endorsements
Public Relations
Marketing

Education:
Hastings, J.D. 88
UCLA, B.A. 83

Active NFL Contracts Negotiated: 48

Dunn represents the highest value of contracts of any NFL player agent. But since losing a $44.6 million lawsuit to his former partner in November 2002, Dunn has suffered a number of setbacks. The NFLPA's disciplinary committee voted to suspend him for two years, but Dunn filed for personal bankruptcy, which halted all administrative actions against him. His partner, Joby Branion, began serving a nine-month suspension this month. If this is reported nine months from now, Dunn may not make it, but he's battled the odds before and came out ahead.

His list of major clients has included some very famous names:
• Matt Hasselbeck
• Drew Bledsoe
• Kerry Collins
• Ahman Green
• DeShaun Foster
• Zack Crockett

Drew Rosenhaus is a 1987 graduate of the University of Miami and, in 1990, obtained a law degree from Duke University School of Law. Drawing heavily on his college connections, sixteen of Rosenhaus' 90 NFL clients are fellow University of Miami alumni.

Rosenhaus is believed to be a member of the "Miami Mafia," a small but very tight-knit group of prominent, influential University of Miami alumni involved in business, politics and sports. The group, which includes University of Miami alumni from the 1980s and early 1990s, is known for their close and sometimes secretive professional and social collaborations that usually have included extensive reciprocal professional support for each other.

Advocating holdouts and other aggressive tactics

Rosenhaus is famously known both for his aggressive and sometimes risky approaches to the representation of his NFL clients, and also for often generating unpredictably large contracts for them. He represents some of the best-known and most flamboyant personalities in professional football.

Due to his aggressive dealings, some of Rosenhaus' competitors claim Rosenhaus sometimes violates NFL Player's Association (NFLPA) rules by illegally contacting clients signed with other agents. Rosenhaus and his clients deny this charge. His competitors also claim that Rosenhaus uses players to vigorously recruit other NFL players and prospects, which, if true, also would represent a violation of NFLPA policies. According to the NFLPA, however, there have been no formal findings of violations of their policies by Rosenhaus, though Rosenhaus' approaches to client representation are considered some of the most controversial in professional football.

1998: A Shark Never Sleeps

Rosenhaus is the subject of a 1998 biography, A Shark Never Sleeps: Wheeling and Dealing with the NFL's Most Ruthless Agent. In addition to his appearance in Jerry Maguire, Rosenhaus appeared in another movie about professional football, Any Given Sunday, released in 1999.

2003: Representation of Willis McGahee

One prominent example of Rosenhaus' success as an agent was his representation of former University of Miami star running back Willis McGahee, who, in January 2003, suffered a disastrous, potentially career-ending knee injury in his final college game (the Fiesta Bowl, which was the national championship game that year; Miami lost to Ohio State in overtime) and, one month after the injury, signed with Rosenhaus with the goal of obtaining an NFL contract.

Rosenhaus predicted that, under his representation, McGahee would be a first-round NFL draft pick in the 2003 NFL draft. A seemingly arrogant prediction at the time, Rosenhaus also offered to waive his standard three-percent commission and work for free if McGahee failed to be drafted in the first round. During the Draft, cameras would cut to live shots of McGahee and Rosenhaus talking on their cellular phones, giving the impression that they were communicating with teams interested in drafting McGahee. What wasn't known until after the Draft was that McGahee was, in fact, talking to Rosenhaus, seated right next to him. Surprising to many, the Buffalo Bills picked McGahee in the first round as the 23rd overall choice in the draft. This was despite the fact that McGahee, still suffering from a devastating knee injury, started his career with the Bills not only unable to play, but barely able to walk. After successful reconstructive surgery and intensive rehabilitation, McGahee signed a five-year contract with Bills worth about $16 million.[4] McGahee is currently one of the NFL's most promising young running backs.

July 2005: Saving a life in Orlando

While Rosenhaus is unpopular in some corners for his confrontational negotiation on behalf of his NFL clients, he received very positive national attention on July 19, 2005, when he saved the life of a four-year-old boy, Maurice Hill. Hill had no pulse and had essentially drowned in the pool at the Grand Floridian Hotel in Orlando. Rosenhaus, a former lifeguard, dove into the pool, pulled Hill out of the pool and administered CPR until paramedics arrived and restored the youngster's breathing.

Rosenhaus was credited with saving the young boy's life. Regarding the event, Rosenhaus joked that he "put down his phone" for a change. "I was thrilled to help the boy. It was nice to be a good guy for once," Rosenhaus said.

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His list of major clients has included some very famous names:
• Terrel Owens
• Javon Walker
• Jeremy Shockey
• Warren Sapp
• Clinton Portis

Services Provided:
Contract Negotiations
Career Counseling
Post Career Counseling
Marketing

Education:
Valparaiso Univ., J.D. 82
Purdue, B.S. 78

Active NFL Contracts Negotiated: 19

The veteran agent represented nine Pro Bowlers this year, compared with seven for powerful IMG Football agent Tom Condon and more than any other NFL player agent. With partner Roosevelt Barnes, Parker represents 40 NFL players, including Aeneas Williams, Ray Lewis, Derrick Brooks, Walter Jones, Corey Simon, Hines Ward and Laveranues Coles. He also has represented Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith. Rival agents actually praise Parker's contract skills, although not on the record.

His list of major clients has included some very famous names:
• Aeneas Williams
• Ray Lewis
• Derrick Brooks
• Walter Jones
• Corey Simon
• Hines Ward
• Laveranues Coles
• Deion Sanders
• Emmitt Smith

Services Provided:
Contract Negotiations
Financial Services - Referrals Only
Endorsements
Tax Advice - Referrals Only
Public Relations
Marketing

Education:
Univ. of Baltimore Law, J.D. 81
Boston College, B.A. 74

Active NFL Contracts Negotiated: 45

• Named by The Sporting News the “most powerful agent in any sport” and second only to Commissioner Paul Tagliabue in the NFL

Tom Condon, now with Creative Artists Agency, is universally regarded as the most powerful agent in the NFL and he has led IMG Football’s representation of more first-round NFL draft picks than any other agency, including 33 since 1997. He negotiated the richest contract in NFL history for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning - a $98 million deal, including a record $34 million signing bonus, and has negotiated 7 contracts with at least $20 Million in guaranteed money. He represents 75 current NFL players and several top NFL draft prospects. Tom was also a starting guard in the NFL for 12 seasons and is a licensed attorney at law.

His list of major clients has included some very famous names:
• Peyton Manning
• Eli Manning
• Marvin Harrison
• Simeon Rice
• LaDainian Tomlinson
• Chad Pennington

Agent Branion secures Schaub hug

Schaub introduced as Texans' starting QB, David Carr is done as the starting quarterback of the Houston Texans.

The Texans acquired Matt Schaub in a trade with Atlanta on Thursday and said for the first time publicly that Carr's five-year tenure as the starter is over.
''Matt is our starting quarterback,'' general manager Rick Smith said. ''We're trying to help David find another place. We're trying to trade him today, maybe the next couple of days.''

The Schaub Era begins with the same cloud that lingered over Carr's final season: Vince Young. The Texans could've drafted the hometown star who led the Texas Longhorns to a national championship, but opted to stick with Carr in hopes he'd finally live up to his status as the first pick in franchise history.

Houston showed its faith in Carr by giving him a contract extension last offseason.

''Yes, we've made mistakes,'' team owner Bob McNair said. ''Not just there, that's not the only place. And we'll make mistakes moving forward. The key is you've got to make more good decisions than bad decisions.''

Carr became the face of this expansion team from the time he was taken No. 1 overall in 2002. He won his opener, but the Texans have gone 24-56 over five years, never posting a winning record.

Houston went 6-10 last season as Young carried the Titans to wins in eight of their last 11 games, including a dramatic overtime victory in Houston.

Now, Schaub gets a chance to make Texans fans forget about Young.

Schaub's agent, Joby Branion, said Schaub signed a six-year deal worth $48 million.

Schaub hasn't started a game since 2005 and threw only 27 passes last season.

Agent Fined By NFLPA

Sports agent David Caravantes was reprimanded and fined $10,000 by the NFL Players Association last month for his connection to New Era Sports & Entertainment.

New Era was a fledging marketing firm that reportedly provided cash and gifts to New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush while Bush was still at USC.

Caravantes was fined Jan. 28 by the NFLPA and has until next week to respond to the punishment. NFLPA attorney Richard Berthelsen confirmed the action by the union.

The union's investigation of Caravantes claimed that he used business cards claiming to be the CEO of New Era and provided accommodations for potential clients at a resort hotel in El Cajon, Calif., in January of 2006. The union also claimed Caravantes refused to help it in its investigation.

Caravantes plans to appeal the fine and acknowledged once having New Era business cards. He claims the cards were used for a presentation to Sycuan Tribe members to solicit their involvement in the business venture. The tribe declined to become involved with the marketing firm, which was being formed by tribe member Michael Michaels and his business associate Lloyd Lake.

Still, Caravantes wonders why he's been sanctioned when New Era as an entity has not been subject to any penalties.

In April 2006, Yahoo! Sports first reported allegations that Bush and his family received extra benefits, including $54,000 in rent-free living at Michaels' $757,500 home in Spring Valley, Calif., according to Michaels and San Diego attorney Brian Watkins.

By Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports
February 14, 2007