Various services provided by the agents
Sports agents can provide the following services to their NFL clients
Contract negotiations
This means that they will look into every contract carefully and whet them. They can include injury and bonus clauses for the players also.
Financial management
The agents can do financial management. This means that they would be making financial investments which will serve the interests of the clients that they have. These investments can be in various stocks, mutual funds, Fixed Deposits, cash deposits etc.
Tax planning
Tax is one of the biggest headaches for all the players. A good certified sports agent ensures that all administrative work pertaining to the filing of IRS returns and measures to save tax are utilized well by the players. This helps the players to concentrate on their game.
Insurance
Insurance is very important and who better than NFL agents to understand it. Since there is high risk of injury, insurance helps the players to cover their medical expenditure and get back on track. Most of the players experience broken shoulders, hurt ribs and ankle injuries at some pint in their careers, insurance helps to pay for the treatment.
Many other services that are offered are training and development, draft preparation and getting company endorsement and personal appearances.