Sports Agent Nicole Lynn attends the Culture Creators Awards Brunch at The Beverly Hilton on June 23, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Culture Creators)
*The agent for Philadelphia Eagles player Jalen Hurts is making headlines, and history, as the first Black woman to represent an NFL quarterback in the Super Bowl.
Nicole Lynn has taken on Hurts as her latest client as he is set to face off against Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes II on Feb. 12.
Lynn contacted Hurts directly on social media and pitched herself — and he welcomed her with open arms.
“Hey, have you picked an agent? If not, I’d love to link,” she wrote to Hurts on Instagram, according to Sports Illustrated.
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Despite the world of sports agents being a male-dominated industry, Hurts did not let that impact his decision.
“I know the agent world in the NFL, and all sports, is very male-dominated,” Hurts explained to Sports Illustrated. “But Nicole was really on top of her stuff. She was prepared. She knew what she was talking about. She was hungry. And she was determined. And I feel that determination like that never rests,” he explained.
Hurts added, “Once you come across such a determined individual, that just hits me a little different.”
Congrats to Nicole Lynn for being the first black woman agent to represent an NFL quarterback (Jalen Hurts) in the Super Bowl.
I love seeing Black Excellence 💜💜🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/rgKK5DEETX
— THEE MsNikki_MindYaBusiness85 (@RhondaNicole25) January 30, 2023
Lynn was 26 years old when she signed her first client, Yahoo reports. She is also the “first female agent to represent NFL agency PlayersRep, which was later acquired by Lil Wayne’s Young Money APAA Sports Agency, in 2015,” the outlet writes.
“Any time someone thinks of an agent, they’re gonna think of me,” Lynn said, according to NBC News. “The first person that’s gonna come to their mind is a Black woman. I’m the Jerry Maguire — that is who I am.”
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