The NFL Draft Bible Resource Directory features verified, credible, industry organizations to help assist the college athlete with the NFL Draft process.
AGENTS
Christina Phillips, Precision Sports Management
Precision Sports Management Group is a full service sports management firm with over 15 years of experience, dedicated to building successful, long-lasting careers on and off the field. Christina gained her designation from the NFLPA as an agent in 2005 and has built a wide client base since forming Precision Sports in 2008. She formerly worked at the agency Domann & Pittman and now owns her own firm, Precision Sports Management. She has negotiated several multiyear, multimillion-dollar deals for veteran clients, including a five-year, $39.3 million deal with the Rams in 2013 for tight end Jared Cook, who is now with the Raiders.
Scouting Report: Christina knows more about the agent business than anyone I’ve ever come across. Every client I have ever interacted with is always well-prepared and tests extremely well. She also serves as a great asset to the NFL Draft Bible when we have a complex question or industry-related news developments occur.
Adam Seifer, Enter Sports Management
Adam is an NFLPA-certified agent who has represented athletes on and off the field for nearly 10 years and has practiced as a licensed attorney for almost two decades. Active in the Charlotte community, Adam serves on the Board of Directors of the Steve Smith Family Foundation and, together with the Foundation, has co-sponsored awareness events directed at preventing and stopping domestic violence. As an agent, Adam has negotiated numerous multi-million-dollar contracts on behalf of his clients. Armed with both an MBA and a law degree, Adam understands business and specifically, the business of being a sports agent. Adam’s success results from both his unique analytical skills as a contract negotiator and his strong working relationships with Scouts, General Managers, Sports Writers and Team Representatives at the decision-making level. A trusted industry veteran and a fierce competitor, Adam works endlessly and tirelessly to promote his clients and does not stop until he has helped his clients achieve their goals.
Scouting Report: When it comes to contract negotiation, Adam is as aggressive and professional as any agent in the business. He has ascended up the ranks due to his league-wide connections and this man works as hard as anyone, no matter what hour of the day, you can assure Adam is up grinding and extremely prompt to respond.
Nathan Shackelford, Higher Calling Sports
After obtaining both an undergraduate and master’s degree from Texas A&M, Nathan enrolled in law school at Southern Methodist University where he focused on contract and sports law while also serving on the executive board for the school’s Sports and Entertainment Law Association. After looking into the field and working alongside an accomplished NFL agent, Nathan felt called to create an agency that was not only focused on helping players on and off the field, but also in their spiritual lives. Nathan believes that each and every person has a unique value and calling by God and he sees his role as helping men accomplish the most they can on a field to empower them to use the gifts that God has given them. He strives to create a deep relationship with each of the players he represents and considers each one a personal friend. Nathan is married to his beautiful wife Sarah and currently lives in Dallas, TX.
Scouting Report: One of the newer certified NFLPA agents that has a bright future in the agent industry, Nathan was called into the agent business by his faith and enjoys working with players professionally on the field but also spiritually off the field. His unique position in the marketplace is one of few, get to know him more in our one-on-one interview here.
Joshua Stevens, DEC Management
Joshua Stevens started his career in professional sports while attending The University of Maryland, working for the front office of the Washington Wizards. After graduating with a B.A. in Political Science in 1999, he took a position in New York as a Paralegal Supervisor at the prestigious law firm of Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto. While attending St. John’s University School of Law, Josh was heavily involved in the Sports & Entertainment Law Society and authored various papers on the legal issues agents are faced with in their profession. Josh is admitted to the New York State Bar and was licensed by the NFLPA as a contract advisor in 2005. He’s had offers to work for prestigious law firms in New York but his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for working with professional athletes led him to dedicate his career to the sports industry. He is also a solo practitioner in the field on criminal defense law. He was born on Miami Beach and was raised in Manhattan where he currently resides.
Scouting Report: I have known Josh since the first NFL Draft Bible publication in 2002 and used to live in the same neighborhood during my time in NYC, so he’s like a brother to me. His expertise and experience runs deep.
TRAINING FACILITIES
TEST Football Academy has been training football players at all levels since 1999 marking 2019 as its 20th Anniversary. Over that tenure, they have assembled the most experienced, world class team ever to prepare collegiate NFL Prospects for the NFL Combine and Pro Days. They also work with youth and HS athletes helping ballers of all ages get to the next level. TEST Football Academy is the result of Owner & CEO, Kevin Dunn, Director of Football Operations, Geir Gudmundsen and a team professionals with over a CENTURY of collective experience having worked with nearly 400 athletes attempting to become a pro over two decades with a success rate of over 250 athletes who have gone on to play professional football.
Scouting Report: Kevin is an innovator in combine training and Geir runs a tight ship, together these two men are as good as it gets when it comes to NFL Combine and pro day training. They recently celebrated their 20thyear anniversary.
TOOLS
Share Game Tape (SGT) is a platform for sharing, searching, reviewing, and archiving tape. SGT makes it easy and affordable to use tape as a coaching tool. Share via a simple link emailed or texted to anyone, any time, you want. No limits to the size or number of videos you can upload. No limits or restrictions to the number of times you can download. All the features, none of the fuss.
Scouting Report: Since its inception, HUDL has not had any true competition, until now. SGT is the best solution for sharing game tape. Their platform is user-friendly and more affordable than HUDL. In addition, it syncs with just about every social media platform to help get your game tape out to the masses.
A former walk-on at Navy, Neil Stratton walks the reader through the NFL draft process, discussing scouts, agents, all-star games, the combine and other points along the way. Stratton spent more than a decade in the newspaper industry before launching Inside the League in 2002. Today he works with agents, scouts, coaches, all-star game officials, players and their parents and others across the industry. He lives in Houston, Texas with his wife and two sons.
Scouting Report: This book comes highly recommended for any football player with pro aspirations and will be the best bang ten bucks ever got you in the NFL Draft business. The insight and advice you’ll receive is invaluable. Plus, its an easy read for anyone who wants to understand more about agents, training and the NFL Draft process.
EVENTS
Educating Athletes is a non-profit program with an unprecedented youth enrichment and educational initiative for disadvantaged high school athletes that have the potential of earning athletic college scholarships. The program is operated by a staff of professional recruiters, coaches, educators and individuals who have mentored over 500 high school athletes through the process of achieving college scholarships and becoming productive members of their community. In partnership with NFL/NBA players, college coaches, recruiters, and non-profit organizations like Athletes in Action, we have designed a program that addresses the physical, mental and spiritual development of our students. This program allows a minimal investment for a student-athlete to be converted into a four or five-year scholarship worth over $250,000.
Scouting Report: The best networking event for high school football in New Jersey. Every coach from every school gets together to raise money for a great cause during the holiday season!
