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Jalen Hurts made NFL history on Monday when he became the league’s highest-paid player with a record five-year, $255 million contract. The deal was done by his agent: Nicole Lynn.
After Hurts led the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl 57, the contract includes $179.3 million guaranteed and a no-trade clause that will keep him with the team through 2028.
Lynn has been with the quarterback since the beginning of his NFL journey.
« So happy for my little bro @jalenhurts on becoming the highest paid player in NFL history! » Lynn wrote Monday on Instagram. « Thank you for trusting me with something of this magnitude. I remember sitting in your old high school interviewing to be your agent. I am a dreamer, but I’m not sure I could have ever imagined THIS is where we land. »
Lynn, 34, is a groundbreaking agent in many ways. She was named the President of Football for Klutch Sports Group in April after paving her way as an NFL agent since 2015. That year, she was the first woman to join PlayersRep, one of the top agencies in the NFL at the time. She signed her first client at age 26.
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She emphasizes preparation for life outside of football and has been celebrated for her holistic approach to managing her clients. Her inspiration for her work was growing up seeing local athletes become sports stars and then crash land back at home.
She became the first Black woman to represent a player in the Super Bowl when Hurts and the Eagles went to Super Bowl 57.
