Nicole Lynn has been running things for a while, and now she has the title to match.
Today, Klutch Sports Group announced that Lynn is the new, and first-ever President of Football. She will now lead the division, which employs four NFLPA-certified player agents who represent over 60 NFL players.
Since arriving from Young Money APAA Sports two years ago, Lynn has continued to blaze a trail in the industry. She now represents Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, Jets DT Quinnen Williams and Browns DE Myles Garrett.
She’s also an industry history-maker.
In 2019, she became the first Black woman NFL agent to represent a top 3 NFL Draft prospect when she signed Williams, who was the third overall pick that year. This past February, as Hurts’ agent, Lynn became the first Black woman to represent an NFL quarterback in the Super Bowl.
And she’s continuing to lead as she represents two of the biggest names in this year’s NFL Draft- Alabama linebacker Will Anderson and Texas running back Bijan Robinson, both of whom are first-round locks, particularly Anderson, who is projected to be a top 5 selection.
Lynn is signing top talent because she has the same type of drive to succeed that her players do, and that’s something clients like Jalen Hurts admire.
“I saw that same fire in Nicole,” said Hurts about Lynn’s fire to win. “She said, ‘I’m a woman. People are going to overlook me. People are going to doubt me. They’re not going to give me the due respect. But I’m overcoming it, just like you do.’
“And that’s where we really hit it off. We had the same vision,” exclaimed Hurts.
Expect Lynn to be front and center on Thursday, April 27th, the first day of the 2023 NFL Draft. Congrats Nicole!
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