Course Description

Learn the ins and outs of the most sought-after career in the sports industry – Player Agent. This course will analyze the dynamic shift in sports representation caused by NIL, and the Player Agent’s responsibilities as they enter the new world of representing players.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them is the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate students. Law students are professional students, not undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris Doctor courses.

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Athena Title

The Player Agent (NIL/NFL/NBA)

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in JURI 5552E or JURI 7552E

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Undergraduate Prerequisite

JURI 5550/7550 or JURI 5550E/7550E

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Graduate Prerequisite

JURI 6501 or JURI 6501E or JURI 5550/7550 or JURI 5550E/7550E

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will learn the responsibilities and requirements of today’s player agents – starting with representing the high school/college student-athlete with their NIL needs, all the way to representing those players on their professional sports journeys.

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Topical Outline

• Overall - The Agent/Athlete relationship - Agent Duties to Athletes - State-by-state sports agent rules - Recruiting today’s athlete - The Cost of Being a Sports Agent (From licensing, recruiting and training to every day overhead expenses)
• NIL - Analysis of agent/athlete representation agreements - NIL rules and regulations - Transfer and eligibility rules - Analysis of NIL contracts from different conferences across the country - Updates on NIL rules in an ever-changing legal situation
• NFL - NFLPA certification process/requirements - Select Topics from the NFLPA Exam - NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement
• NBA - NBPA certification process/requirements - Select Topics from the NBPA Exam - NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement

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