Ben Dogra
Ben Dogra was an American sports agent who, until July 2006,[1] headed the Football Division of SFX Football, with associate Mark Heligman. Dogra graduated from George Mason University with a B.S. in Economics, then earned his law degree from St. Louis University School of Law.[2][3] He previously worked with Jim Steiner in St. Louis, at SMG (now SFX Sports Group, which is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Entertainment). Dogra was formerly co-head of CAA Football with Tom Condon.[4][5]
Dogra got his start in 1993 as an intern at SMG. Dogra was named the 6th Most Powerful Sports Agent in 2008 by Sports Business Journal.[6] He has also represented more first round draft choices than any other NFL agent since 2004.[7]
CAA released Dogra on 11/13/2014 for probable cause due to rumors of him starting his own sports agency.
On March 26th, 2019, Dogra sued former client Robert Griffin III for $685,000 as a result of Griffin allegedly not paying his 15% of marketing and endorsement fees as stated in his contract with Dogra. According to court filings, Griffin paid Dogra $12,975 of an invoice of $389,803 in fees in 2014, $36,371 of $258,559, and no money of $58,714 in fees in 2018.[8]
NFL client base
A few of Dogra's and the rest of CAA's NFL clients include:
QB Robert Griffin III, Baltimore Ravens; 2012-2018
RB Adrian Peterson, Washington Redskins;
RB Jonathan Stewart, Free Agent;
RB Joseph Addai, Retired;
WR Roy Williams, Retired;
WR Braylon Edwards, Retired;
WR Lee Evans, Retired;
OL Andre Smith, Minnesota Vikings
LB DeMeco Ryans, Retired;
LB Patrick Willis, Retired;
LB London Fletcher[9] Retired;
CB Terence Newman, Retired;
DE Mario Williams, Retired;
References
- ^ Mullen, Liz (24 July 2006). "Dogra near deal to join CAA". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Garrison, Chad (25 April 2004). "Secret agent: Low-profile Ben Dogra corrals 7 top prospects for NFL draft". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Ben Dogra". St. Louis University School of Law. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Heitner, Darren (4 September 2008). "Agent Spotlight: Ben Dogra". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Mullen, Liz (28 February 2005). "Ben Dogra, SFX Football". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "The 20 Most Influential Sports Agents". Sports Business Journal. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Tritto, Christopher (30 July 2006). "Dogra, Steiner Strike Deal to Join Creative Artists Agency". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Robinson, Charles. "Agent Ben Dogra sues RG3 for over $650,000". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ La Canfora, Jason (29 February 2012). "Redskins' Fletcher hires CAA before hitting free agency". NFL.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
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