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There are 825 agents certified with the NFL Players Association. Almost half of these agents have no clients. And 20% of these agents represent 70% of all NFL players.
As a sports agent you can work for any professional sport.
A sports agent is friend, advisor, mentor, business associate and, in some cases, a lawyer.
A sports agent seems to be challenging in some aspects but it also seems like an interesting job that pays pretty well and it is something that i will have in mind for my future.
Sports Agents takes a percentage of a contract, typically 3-5%. In the NFL the player can make 225,000 to 20,000,000 so the sports agent would make anywhere from 6,750 to 600,000 from one client.
The top three organizations you could work for is
1.NBA
2.MLB
3.NFL
The education required is a four year business degree and may be followed by a law degree.
The skills you need to become a sports agent is excellent negotiating skills, sales ability, and ability to work under pressure.
A sports agent is a person who procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for a player.
You will have to market an athlete or products that are related to that athlete, and to promote the athlete's career within his or her given sport.