A lengthy memo from the UFL to potential players and agents plus the sssslow time in the NFL equals an opportunity to generate multiple PFT blurbs.
So here’s another one.
In the memo that we’ve obtained regarding the terms of employment with the upstart football league, the UFL explains that agents are permitted.
Agents already certified by the NFL can work for UFL players by filling out a registration form and submitting a fee of $250.
And the UFL will use a procedure for collecting fees significantly different from the long-term protocol in the NFL. The UFL will deduct the agents’ fees directly from their pay, and the UFL will submit the fee payment directly to the agents.
In the NFL, agents must bill the players for the fees, and the agents must sue the players who stiff them.
But agents aren’t really necessary. The memo plainly states that all UFL contracts are non-negotiable.
Which means that there’s nothing that an agent can really do to earn a fee.
And the fact that the terms are being foisted on the players on a take-it-or-leave basis could prompt the UFL players to attempt to unionize.
