genghiskhan:

Thanks for your reply.  His agent is going to be a tough one.  But I am optimistic about a few referrals from college team mates. 

  You really need to be endorsed by the NFLPA.  There is a way to do it so that you are on their "list".  And no, it's not a scam.  I forget the term that they use for the list, but it's basically a "designation" sanctioned only by the NFLPA.  You go through a registration and application process, and you also pay a rather hefty annual fee (I think like $3K??).  I only know this because I started looking into it at one point, but decided that the cost&effort was not really worth it at the time.  You should be able to find out more on the web doing a little research.   I have also read that, yes, it is best if you have "agent" endorsements, but that it's virtually impossible with the way agents operate these days (they generally have relationships with money managers, or are taking it in-house).  Best bet - develop relationship with players and start visiting them.   By the way, this advice is pretty much worth the web page it was typed on.  I have no athlete clients, nor do I know any.  I simply researched it at one point.