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CAA Leads All Agencies With Seven Players Taken In First Round Of NFL Draft
The following lists the agents and their agencies/firms who are repping the NFL’s first-round draft picks, as indicated by published reports. Some players are listed with multiple reps, as client responsibilities may fall to multiple agents.
PICKTEAM PLAYER/POSITION/SCHOOL AGENT(S)/FIRM 1)Colts Andrew Luck/QB/Stanford Will Wilson/WMG 2)Redskins Robert Griffin III/QB/Baylor Ben Dogra/CAA 3)Browns Trent Richardson/RB/Alabama Ben Dogra, Jimmy Sexton/CAA 4)Vikings Matt Kalil/OT/USC Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA 5)Jaguars Justin Blackmon/WR/Oklahoma St Todd France/France AllPro Athlete Management 6)Cowboys Morris Claiborne/CB/LSU Bus Cook, Ricky Simmons/BC Sports 7)Buccaneers Mark Barron/S/Alabama Jimmy Sexton/CAA 8)Dolphins Ryan Tannehill/QB/Texas A&M Pat Dye Jr., Bill Johnson/SportsTrust Advisors 9)Panthers Luke Kuechly/LB/Boston College Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA 10)Bills Stephon Gilmore/CB/South Carolina Jason Chayut/SportStars 11)Chiefs Dontari Poe/DT/Memphis Jimmy Sexton/CAA 12)Eagles Fletcher Cox/DT/Mississippi St Todd France, Brian Ayrault/France AllPro Athlete Management 13)Cardinals Michael Floyd/WR/Notre Dame Brian Murphy/Athletes First 14)Rams Michael Brockers/DT/LSU Albert Elias/Elias Sports Management 15)Seahawks Bruce Irvin/LB/West Virginia Joel Segal/Lagardere Unlimited 16)Jets Quinton Coples/DE/North Carolina Chad Speck, Thomas Sims, Isaac Conner/A3 Athletics 17)Bengals Dre Kirkpatrick/CB/Alabama Brian Overstreet/Overstreet Sports Management 18)Chargers Melvin Ingram/ LB/South Carolina Joby Branion/Athletes First 19)Bears Shea McClellin/DE/Boise St Bruce Tollner/Rep 1 Sports 20)Titans Kendall Wright/WR/Baylor Jeff Nalley, Vann McElroy, Graylan Crain/Select Sports Group 21)Patriots Chandler Jones/DE/Syracuse Joe Panos, Ethan Lock, Eric Metz/LMM&P Sports Management 22)Browns Brandon Weeden/QB/Oklahoma St Sean Howard/Octagon 23)Lions Riley Reiff/OT/Iowa Neil Cornrich/Neil Cornrich & NC Sports 24)Steelers David DeCastro/G/Stanford Tom Condon/CAA 25)Patriots Dont'a Hightower/LB/Alabama Pat Dye Jr., Bill Johnson/SportsTrust Advisors 26)Texans Whitney Mercilus/DE/Illinois Sean Howard, Doug Hendrickson/Octagon 27)Bengals Kevin Zeitler/G/Wisconsin Joe Panos, Eric Metz, Vance Malinovic, Ethan Lock/LMM&P Sports Management 28)Packers Nick Perry/DE/USC Joe Panos, Jack Scharf, Eric Metz, Ethan Lock/LMM&P Sports Management 29)Vikings Harrison Smith/S/Notre Dame Brian Murphy, Cameron Hahn/Athletes First 30)49ers A.J. Jenkins/WR/Illinois Jon Perzley, Brian Mackler/SportsStars 31)Buccaneers Doug Martin/RB/Boise St Brian Murphy/Athletes First 32)Giants David Wilson/RB/Virginia Tech Joel Segal, Greg Barnett/Lagardere Unlimited -
WNBAer Candace Parker To Sign With Wasserman For Marketing Endeavors
Parker has been with L.A. Sparks since being drafted No. 1 overall in '08
WNBA Sparks F Candace Parker, also a member of the '12 U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team, is close to signing with Wasserman Media Group for marketing and all off-court endeavors, according to DC-based Sports Int'l Group Founder & CEO Boris Lelchitski, whose agency recently signed Parker for on-court contractual work. He negotiated for her a three-year deal to remain with the Sparks and a one-year deal for her to continue to play with UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia in the WNBA offseason. Parker has been with the Sparks since being drafted No. 1 overall in '08. Lelchitski said Parker has a verbal agreement to be represented by Wasserman agent Lee Melchionni, who also represents Parker’s husband, Nets F Shelden Williams. Lelchitski said, “I am not sure she is physically signed, (but) if she hasn’t physically signed, she will, because that is what she agreed to.” Parker has previously been represented by Goodwin Sports agent Aaron Goodwin, but she recently terminated her deal with him. Lelchitski, who represents 35 WNBAers and negotiates their league deals as well as their more-lucrative European deals, acted as a consultant to Goodwin for Parker’s European player contract. Asked why she terminated her deal with Goodwin Sports, Lelchitski said, “You would have to ask her.” Parker could not be reached for comment. Goodwin did not return a phone call. Wasserman officials also did not return a phone call. Lelchitski noted that among Parker's sponsorships are adidas and Gatorade, both of which run through the end of this year.




