Today, this agency is one of the top agencies across the globe and represents a number of clients that have made a big impact in the sports world. Some of the clients include golf Phenom Tiger Woods, future NFL hall of fame quarterback Peyton Manning, and Tennis superstar Roger Federer. All of these athletes have been with IMG since the beginning of their careers and continue to have success with them. Another new company that recently just opened their doors is Roc Nation and this is headed by famous rapper Jay-Z. Some of the clients that it represents are Robinson Cano, who plays in the Major League, NBA all-star Kevin Durant, and up and coming all-pro receiver Victor Cruz. When looking at present day and where sports agents are we can see a lot of them have created their own agencies or worked for some of the top agencies as well. When looking at the pay that some of the agents receive, in today's day, most agents are paid on commission and can make anywhere from $11,000 per client to over $600,000 per client and that is all based on what the team and GM along with the agent and player agree upon. .
In order to become a sports agent there are several routes one can take in order to become an agent and begin representing clients. One path is to get a college degree in Business or sports management or even both. Some agents don't have any degree and are perfectly fine with where they are at because of the client that they represent. Another route to take would be getting a law degree so that you can have knowledge on what laws and other issues would be a factor when dealing with business ventures and big professional teams. After all of this if the person decided to get a degree in any of these fields, they would need to be licensed in order to become a real agent. Although there is no governing body that controls sports agents, many states require that you apply for one. The steps are not too difficult at all and pretty much involve paying a fee and filling out an application to do so.
