MT represents select athletes with a focus on contract review, negotiation, career planning, brand opportunities, endorsement review, and future value.
"The next decision is rarely just about the next opportunity. It is about everything that comes after it."
Every athlete's situation is different. Contract timing, market position, performance history, family priorities, brand opportunities, and career goals all matter.
MT works with a focused roster so those details are part of the representation process. The objective is not only to secure the next opportunity. It is to help the athlete understand the value, risk, and impact of each decision.
Selective representation is a structural choice. We accept clients based on whether MT can provide meaningful guidance, not based on roster size or volume.
Representation should clarify the decisions around an athlete's next move. MT reviews the contract terms, opportunity structure, market context, brand considerations, and future implications before a client moves forward.
MT works with select clients so representation remains direct, informed, and accountable. Volume is not the model. Fit is.
Clients communicate with the people responsible for advising them, reviewing opportunities, and guiding decisions.
Review of compensation, incentives, obligations, usage rights, termination language, and terms that affect value and flexibility.
Evaluation of timing, leverage, comparable opportunities, career stage, and the negotiating position behind the offer.
Guidance around contract decisions, professional movement, brand value, endorsements, and future planning.
Assessment of brand fit, compensation, usage rights, exclusivity, content obligations, and renewal language.
Representation decisions often involve more than the athlete alone. Parents, advisors, coaches, attorneys, and trusted contacts may all have a role in reviewing the opportunity, understanding the agreement, and deciding whether the representation structure is the right fit.
MT helps organize those questions and explain the terms before a decision is made.
A representation inquiry may begin with the athlete's current situation, the opportunity being evaluated, the people involved in the decision, and any existing contracts, offers, or advisory relationships.
MT reviews the situation to understand fit, timing, contract needs, brand considerations, and whether the agency can provide meaningful representation.
MT reviews where the athlete is in the process, what decision needs to be made, and who is involved in evaluating it.
The key representation, contract, brand, and career questions are identified together with the athlete and any trusted advisors.
If there is a fit, MT begins a private conversation around representation, terms, and next steps.
This is an illustration of how a conversation may proceed, not a real client engagement. Specific situations and engagements vary.
MT Sports Agency is led by attorneys and NFLPA-certified contract advisors who work directly with athletes, families, and sports professionals. That structure helps keep representation personal, informed, and accountable.
Licensed attorney in Ohio and Kentucky with a background in sports law, contract matters, trial practice, and athlete advisory work. Jesse teaches Sports Law at Northern Kentucky University.
Licensed attorney in Ohio and Kentucky and NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor since 2010. Michael's background includes contract representation, negotiation, business advising, and professional football representation.
Larger agencies often run on volume, with athletes assigned to junior staff and decisions filtered through layers. MT works directly. The advisor reviewing the contract and providing the guidance is the same person communicating with the client. The trade-off is intentional: fewer clients, more direct attention.
Selective representation is a structural choice. Limiting roster size keeps the work direct, the communication accountable, and the review thorough. The agency accepts clients based on whether MT can provide meaningful guidance, not based on volume. Some inquiries are not a fit, and MT says so when that's the case.
Reviewing another agency's representation agreement is a delicate situation and typically a separate conversation. If a family is considering signing a representation agreement with another agency and wants a careful read of the terms, MT can talk through what to look for. In some cases, an independent attorney is the better resource. The goal is for the family to understand what they are signing.
If you are evaluating representation, reviewing an opportunity, or trying to understand the next step in an athletic career, MT can help clarify the terms, timing, and questions that matter before moving forward.
