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NFL AGENCY · 14 CLIENTS

Exclusive Sports Group NFL clients and what they earn

$108,782,755 of career earnings negotiated for 14 clients, led by Shaquill Griffin on $38,909,882.

Exclusive Sports Group is 43rd of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 41st of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client. The figures are what the players were paid rather than what the firm collected: an agent's fee is capped at 3% of the contract.

CLIENT EARNINGS $108.8m
PER CLIENT $7.8m
CLIENTS 14
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 7
STILL CONTRACTED $3.6m

The richest careers on the Exclusive Sports Group book

Money paid across a whole career

Shaquill Griffin $38.9m

Shaquill Griffin $39m Patrick Ricard $20m Jeremy Chinn $11m Reed Blankenship $6.1m Deandre Carter $6.1m Payne Durham $4.1m Scott Matlock $4.0m Zaire Barnes $3.5m Casey Washington $3.0m Michael Jurgens $2.9m Jake Kubas $2.9m Quintin Morris $2.7m Jonah Laulu $2.1m Ryan Coll $486k

Shaquill Griffin alone holds 35.8% of everything the firm's clients have earned.

Every Exclusive Sports Group client ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

14 clients

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Shaquill Griffin Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 9 $38,909,882$38.9m
002 Patrick Ricard Fullback Baltimore Ravens 8 $20,421,849$20.4m
003 Jeremy Chinn Safety Washington Commanders 5 $11,453,655$11.5m
004 Reed Blankenship Safety Philadelphia Eagles 4 $6,140,000$6.1m
005 Deandre Carter Wide Receiver Chicago Bears 9 $6,056,085$6.1m
006 Payne Durham Tight End Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $4,084,976$4.1m
007 Scott Matlock Fullback Los Angeles Chargers 4 $4,012,296$4.0m
008 Zaire Barnes Outside Linebacker New York Jets 4 $3,548,890$3.5m
009 Casey Washington Wide Receiver Atlanta Falcons 4 $1.2m $3,023,596$3.0m
010 Michael Jurgens Center Minnesota Vikings 4 $1.2m $2,938,740$2.9m
011 Jake Kubas Guard New York Giants 3 $2,860,000$2.9m
012 Quintin Morris Tight End Buffalo Bills 4 $2,707,266$2.7m
013 Jonah Laulu Defensive Tackle Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1.2m $2,139,520$2.1m
014 Ryan Coll Guard Indianapolis Colts 2 $486,000

The table holds every one of the 14 clients the firm has on record. Money written into a season not yet played sits in its own column and is not counted in the career figure beside it.

How Exclusive Sports Group splits a contract

Every itemised dollar on the book, against the league's own split

26.8% signing and option bonus

  • Base salary 68.1%
  • Signing bonus 26.7%
  • Restructured money 0.5%
  • Roster bonus 3.0%
  • Workout bonus 1.1%
  • Incentives 0.6%
Part of the contract Share on this book Share across the league Negotiated
Base salary 68.1% 52.9% $77,273,589$77.3m
Signing bonus 26.7% 27.6% $30,325,706$30.3m
Restructured money 0.5% 6.3% $566,409
Roster bonus 3.0% 6.6% $3,356,470$3.4m
Option bonus 0.0% 5.3% $50,000
Workout bonus 1.1% 0.7% $1,266,479
Incentives 0.6% 0.5% $695,272

26.8% of the book's itemised money is signing or option bonus against 33.0% across the league, so more of it than usual is base salary, which stops the day a client is released. The signing bonus page ranks every career in the league by that part alone.

What Exclusive Sports Group represents

Client earnings by position

9 positions

Cornerback $39m Fullback $24m Safety $18m Wide Receiver $9.1m Tight End $6.8m Outside Linebacker $3.5m Guard $3.3m Center $2.9m Defensive Tackle $2.1m

Cornerback is where the book's money is, $38,909,882 across one client. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the Exclusive Sports Group clients are

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

13 franchises

# Franchise Clients Career earnings
01 Minnesota Vikings 2 $41,848,622$41.8m
02 Baltimore Ravens 1 $20,421,849$20.4m
03 Washington Commanders 1 $11,453,655$11.5m
04 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $6,140,000$6.1m
05 Chicago Bears 1 $6,056,085$6.1m
06 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $4,084,976$4.1m
07 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $4,012,296$4.0m
08 New York Jets 1 $3,548,890$3.5m
09 Atlanta Falcons 1 $3,023,596$3.0m
10 New York Giants 1 $2,860,000$2.9m
11 Buffalo Bills 1 $2,707,266$2.7m
12 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $2,139,520$2.1m
13 Indianapolis Colts 1 $486,000

What the book is still owed

Money written into seasons that have not been played

$3.6m across 3 clients

Casey Washington $1.2m Michael Jurgens $1.2m Jonah Laulu $1.2m

This is the part of the job that has already been done and not yet paid for. The whole league is ranked by contracted money here.

Where Exclusive Sports Group recruits

The programmes its clients came out of

14 schools

Central Florida 1
Maine 1
Southern Illinois 1
Middle Tennessee State 1
Sacramento State 1
Purdue 1
Boise State 1
Western Michigan 1
Illinois 1
Wake Forest 1
North Dakota State 1
Bowling Green 1
Oklahoma 1
Richmond 1

The bars count clients rather than dollars, because a firm recruits by the head and the money follows years later. Central Florida has sent it one player. Every college is ranked by NFL earnings here.

What Exclusive Sports Group clients are paid each season

Every year of every career on the book, added together

Peak in 2024

2024 is the book's biggest year on record at $23,307,856. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Exclusive Sports Group's highest paid NFL client?

Shaquill Griffin, $38,909,882, a third-round pick in 2017, 90th overall. Patrick Ricard is second on $20,421,849.

How much have Exclusive Sports Group clients earned in the NFL?

$108,782,755 across 14 careers, $7,770,197 a client. Exclusive Sports Group is 43rd of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 41st of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.

How much does Exclusive Sports Group make from its NFL clients?

An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $108,782,755 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $3,263,483 spread across the firm and the whole length of those careers. Every figure on this page is what the players were paid.

What kind of players does Exclusive Sports Group represent?

Cornerback more than any other on money, $38,909,882 across one client. The book covers 9 positions in all.

How many Exclusive Sports Group clients are in the NFL now?

7 men of the 14 here was on a roster in 2026, and $3,570,000 is written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Where to next

The firms either side of this one, and the rest of the money

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