Agent Conduct and the Many Sides of State Law Preemption
By Johnathan Wayne
A licensed NFL Players Association (“Union”) agent, Vincent Porter, was charged in 2014 with conspiracy to commit wire fraud . Recently, the charge was dismissed and Porter entered into a deferred prosecution agreement for misprision, which included de- liberate concealment of one’s knowledge of a treasonable act or felony .
Previously, the Union suspended his contract-advisor certification, and the NFLPA Committee on Agent Regulation and Discipline (CARD) filed a