We received a tip recently that Redskins tackle Trent Williams, the fourth overall pick in the 2010 draft, had fired agent Eugene Parker. But we weren’t able to confirm it. And in lieu of simply reporting the information in paragraph 7, we opted to wait for further developments.
Kelli Johnson of Comcast Sportsnet reports that Williams has indeed parted ways with Parker. Williams told Johnson that the player and Parker “weren’t a good fit.”
Though the move could be viewed as an impediment to Williams being signed before training camp opens, the reality is that 17 of 18 first-round picks represented by Parker have not agreed to terms before training camp opened.
The second half of the tip we received is that Williams’ likely will sign with Ben Dogra of CAA. Another source said that Kelli Masters could be part of the representation team. “She is all over the OU program and somehow got Gerald McCoy to agree to let her co-represent him along with Dogra,” said the source. “To say she has been aggressively recruiting OU players would be an understatement.”
That said, there’s no evidence that Dogra, Masters, or anyone else recruited Williams before he decided to part ways with Parker. Under NFLPA rules, he cannot hire a new agent until five days after terminating Parker.
If CAA ultimately lands Williams, the firm will have three of the top four picks from the 2010 draft.