Over the past several decades the sports agent has emerged as an increasingly important figure in the negotiation of … agents representing professional athletes. This paper will focus on the attorney as sports agent. The agent is subject to … associations the National Football League Players Association ("NFLPA") will be focused on for exemplary purposes although other …

I empirically test for a separating equilibrium in the bargaining contract of National Football League (NFL) contract … negotiations. The separating equilibrium predicts that a player who delays contractual agreement signs a more lucrative contract … and has positive private information on his ability level at the time of contract negotiations. These predictions are …