NFLPA suspends advisor amid agent scandal
The NFL Players Association has suspended
contract advisor Marlon Sullivan for six months and fined him
$10,000 for
improperly supervising an employee.
While the unnamed employee worked for Sullivan, he provided
money to a former
college
football player as an incentive to
sign Sullivan as his agent. NFLPA
rules hold contract advisors responsible for those actions
regardless of
whether or not they have prior knowledge of such actions.
This suspension comes on the same day that Sports Illustrated
published a
story about an agent, Josh Luchs, who provided improper
benefits
to various collegiate athletes, some of whom are currently
professionals.
Among the players allegedly involved were former Chargers
quarterback Ryan
Leaf and former first-round picks Jamir Miller and Chris
Mims.