One of the NFL’s most high-profile names in sports representation has been forced away from the game for a lengthy period of time.
Ben Dogra, who during his career has been an agent for players such as Richard Sherman, Adrian Peterson and Mario Williams, had his certification revoked by the NFLPA for three years on Wednesday. He was also assessed a $200,000 fine. The penalty means he will be unable to represent players for the duration of the ban.
Rand Getlin of NFL Network originally reported on this development.
The NFLPA has revoked agent Ben Dogra's ability to represent players for 3 years, and issued him a $200,000 fine. pic.twitter.com/JDvVEHENqy
— Rand Getlin (@RandGetlin) January 6, 2016
NFLPA Hands Down Three-Year Ban to Agent Ben Dogra
It remains unclear as of this moment the details behind the action taken by the NFLPA. However, the players union did submit a 38 count disciplinary complaint against Dogra. Clearly, whatever misgivings he committed were looked at very unfavorably, hence the stringency of the action taken.
Another report filed by Getlin indicates that Dogra had originally attracted the attention of the players’ association back in May of 2015. It was then that he had a meeting with the union who outlined potential violations he may have committed. Today’s discipline is undoubtedly the result of the NFLPA’s investigation.
This is not the first time Dogra has been in the news for less than savory reasons. In November of 2014, he was fired from Creative Artists Agency and subsequently lost 27 of the players he represented as a result. Among the most notable of them was Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who terminated his relationship with Dogra in April 2015.
Dogra had been listed as the seventh most powerful person in sports according to Forbes Magazine. Forbes writer Jason Belzer has indicated that the dollar value of player contracts managed under Dogra is in excess of $600 million. It’s likely that such hefty influence is critically endangered after this latest move from the NFLPA.
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