I think the more players that do it and do it the right way, it's better for all. I wasn't the one with the big company. Because if I educate you, I'm giving you the information, and if I empower you, you're going to make the right choice. They don't want to be close to the business people, because they call themselves football players and basketball players. As the agent to (and longtime friend of) So earlier this summer, when Hollywood’s United Talent Agency bought a stake in Klutch, the rumours immediately spread that Paul was looking to bring his talents to a whole new arena: the NFL. The owners are the ones that can make a change, but you employ people that have the voices that people listen to. Don't call yourself a football player.
People are going to say things, they're going to assume things. That's always what I say: I don't recruit. Despite a loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, they have some good news regarding their team as they welcomed 6th Man of the Year Finalist Montrezl Harrell into the bubble for the first time. You only get that when you allow those that are participating in the brand, when you get their voice and you hear that voice. The NFL of 2020 has proven itself far more resistant to minting empowered superstars eager to voice, say, nuanced thoughts on social justice and political issues, the way LeBron does. The same thing I'm sure LeBron saw in Rich, Jarvis saw in me. Use that basket, use that platform, to build other things.
When you look at guys like LeBron—and the roster that Rich has with Klutch—that's the message he sent and that's what will continue to be done.I only hope that my professional athletes on the NFL side will understand and see that there's a right way to do those things. The final mock draft is a rite of spring even if most honest analysts will admit this is … NFL Draft LeBron James' Agent Rich Paul's Clients Chase Young, Jeff Okudah Go 2-3 in Draft Blake Schuster Correspondent III April 24, 2020 Comments "You have to approach your life and your career from a holistic standpoint, and appreciate some of the things that are around you. Rich Paul doesn’t so much make moves as much as he makes waves. It's a lot of words, and a bunch of bull. Now, nearly six months later, turns out the rumours are true: Paul has hired agent Damarius Bilbo, whose roster includes Pro Bowlers like Melvin Gordon, Jarvis Landry, and Alvin Kamara. He attended a Roman Catholic high school, Benedictine which was in Cleveland, Ohio. They need to meet with someone inside the organization, [to talk about] what they’re passionate about and what difference they want to make as community leaders.
“It's okay for you to say you care when you are in front of me doing my contract, but we know that's false. I think that's the great thing about Rich. I still have family members that have never been on a plane. Rich Paul has made waves as a powerful agent in the NBA and it appears his group, Klutch Sports, will expand to the NFL. Again, once the culture is created, the next draft class... they have a certain way of kind of falling in line. “With athletes, it's almost to the point that you make so much money playing a respective sport that, how dare you say something?
The teams will end, and the contract will end, so don't put all your eggs in that basket. So, let's go in with the thought that, "I am bigger than the contract. You know what I'm saying? "You have to approach your life and your career from a holistic standpoint, and appreciate some of the things that are around you. Both father and son lived … I got on my first plane when I was taking recruiting visits. )But Paul didn’t hire Bilbo just for his roster. But when you see guys that are outspoken about everything—whether it's politics, whether it's human rights, whether it's different things that affect the world—why should we just sit back? "You have very few players like the Alvin Kamaras of the world, that are not afraid of being themselves. They're kind of like, "Let's just fall in line and let's go." Guys liked me, but they wanted to go the way in which was cool. He was like, "That's who I am. https://lebronwire.usatoday.com/2020/04/23/klutch-sports-looking-at-high-picks-in-their-first-ever-nfl-draft/ He has a platform. So, sports was a way to open up doors and create that platform of getting to know people and getting more experience out of life.When [Rich] started his company, he first started with LeBron James. They don't want to jump on the calls with the CEOs. They used the platform – they didn't let the platform use them.I always say in a business that tries to bury you, just go ahead and play dead. I am a business, and I do have a plan. Not to come off as if you know more or you've experienced more because you're a professional athlete making millions, but because you truly want to make a change and you want answers to the questions that a lot of people have that don't have the platform that you have.You've got to have a brand, and you've got to have a plan outside of football. I think the most important thing is allowing the athlete to understand that, ‘I do have a voice’.”As Rich Paul and LeBron paved the way, the NBA, to its credit, has helped elevate its top talent, understanding that the shinier its stars, the better its overall product. Rich Paul (born December 16, 1981) is an American sports agent based in Cleveland, Ohio. It's what you're sharing with the client and their families.