NFLPA Considers Grievance Over Rookie Deals

NFLPA executive director for external affairs George Atallah said the union has flagged 163 contracts signed by 2017 draft picks and undrafted free agents that include addendums with requirements the union believes are expressly prohibited by the CBA. Those clauses, according to Atallah, include requirements such as a player having to pass a physical after the completion of the contract to receive his entire signing bonus. Teams have also included language that would allow the club to deduct money a player owes the franchise for expenses such as tickets.

Clauses such as these have been included in contracts in recent years, but Atallah said there has been an increase in their usage this year.

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mikeak":2881mgc8 said:

The agent has an inherent interest in the guy signing as quickly as possible, getting to the team doctor and getting all that money committed. Then if the player gets drunk and hurts himself, plays paintball and hurts himself or does any other activity not prohibited by contract the money is secure

So the agent decides to not give a crap if there is some clause there that lowers the money his client gets with $5,000 for airline tickets etc because he secures his percent and can move on.

Furthermore I am guessing that just like real estate the percent to the agent is calculated before most of those subtractions so they don't lower the amounts the agents get. Try finding a real estate agent that agrees to money towards purchase cost reducing their 3% take and you have the exact same thinking going on -- "hey how about you offer more money but then ask for it back towards your loan costs" SO I GET MY 3% on that money as well

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sdog1981":r90bq245 said:

mikeak":r90bq245 said:

The agent has an inherent interest in the guy signing as quickly as possible, getting to the team doctor and getting all that money committed. Then if the player gets drunk and hurts himself, plays paintball and hurts himself or does any other activity not prohibited by contract the money is secure

So the agent decides to not give a crap if there is some clause there that lowers the money his client gets with $5,000 for airline tickets etc because he secures his percent and can move on.

Furthermore I am guessing that just like real estate the percent to the agent is calculated before most of those subtractions so they don't lower the amounts the agents get. Try finding a real estate agent that agrees to money towards purchase cost reducing their 3% take and you have the exact same thinking going on -- "hey how about you offer more money but then ask for it back towards your loan costs" SO I GET MY 3% on that money as well

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The NFLPA should be stepping in when agents at like this. In fact, the NFLPA decides who can and can not represent players. So this falls back on them for allowing such nonsense take place.

Here is the link to get certified to be an NFLPA agent

https://www.nflpa.com/agents/how-to-become-an-agent

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