We need to talk about that Jalen Hurts contract.<\/p>\n
$179.3 million guaranteed.<\/a> Highest annual salary in NFL history. And a no-trade clause.\u00a0<\/p>\n More specifically, we need to talk about his agent, Nicole Lynn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n I’ve interviewed Nicole Lynn<\/a>. I was impressed when she signed Quinnen Williams because *he* saw the vision to affect change and reached out to her. I loved her book,\u00a0Agent You<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the things I enjoy most about Nicole is that in her book, she talks about her path from poverty to Wall Street, and the sacrifices she made to realize her dreams to become a high-level NFL agent, and the honesty she expresses about feeling called into this field, being blessed with opportunity after opportunity along the way, but still having regrets about some of the sacrifices it took to get where she is today.<\/p>\n To have someone that has faced adversity, persevered, but is still grounded enough to understand that the way in which they persevered carries as many lessons as the adversity they faced- it makes you wonder if I’m talking about Nicole Lynn or Jalen Hurts. <\/p>\n Both are young, talented, black pioneers. Both tuned out the doubters to realize their dreams. And based on the conversation I had with Jalen Hurts’ father, Averion, leading up to last year’s Super Bowl, both are fully aware that they are still a work in progress. <\/p>\n