Agent Ben Dogra reinstated by NFLPA, per report
By Matt Conner
NFL superagent Ben Dogra has been reinstated by the NFL Players Association early after an initial ban of three years, per a report.
Just over one year ago, NFL agent (superagent, really) Ben Dogra was banned for three years and fined a hefty $200,000. The NFLPA failed to provide any concrete reasons in their statement, other than noting the dismissal was unanimous. Now, however, Dogra has apparently been reinstated after serving one third of his initial punishment, per ESPN’s Dan Graziano.
Source says agent Ben Dogra, who represents Adrian Peterson and who had his license revoked by NFLPA last year, has been reinstated.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) February 16, 2017
Dogra’s lawyer said in an immediate statement that his client did nothing wrong and would appeal the decision.
Agent Ben Dogra, who had his agent certification revoked today, has released a statement denying all allegations pic.twitter.com/vKM603JGCg
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 7, 2016
Dogra was also dismissed from Creative Artists Agency back in 2014, despite being listed among Forbes’ most powerful sports agents that year.
It will be interesting to see which players will be willing to work with Dogra given his questionable past, but one former client was Mario Williams. The popular defensive end was released on Thursday by the Miami Dolphins.
In the past, Dogra served as representation for popular players like Adrian Peterson, Gerald McCoy, Jonathan Stewart, Robert Griffin III and former Chiefs cornerback Brandon Carr.