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California 9-Year-Old Boy Signs Six Figures NFL Deal
9-Year-Old Signs Six Figures NFL Deal With Sports Agency
A 9-year-old from Snoop Dogg’s Youth Football League has landed a six-figure name, image and likeness (NIL) deal with a sports agency, becoming the first person from the youth league to do so at such a young age.
Ghalee Wadood Jr.’s father, Ghalee Wadood Sr., shared the news with Nexstar’s KTLA, describing his son as a “standout 9-year-old athlete who excels in football, baseball, track and karate.”
“It’s kinda surreal,” Ghalee Wadood Sr. said while reflecting on the moment his son signed the deal. “It’s humbling and exciting for [the agency] to see his potential and want to manage him.”
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Ghalee Wadood Jr. will be working with Family 4 Life, a sports agency that already represents players from NFL teams including the New England Patriots, the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants.
Wadood Sr. described the deal as a “business portfolio executed by the founder of the sports agency.”
The young football star, who hasn’t even reached double digits in age yet, has already made a name for himself in the football world, partially due to his unique last name.
Wadood Jr.’s father works as an associate manager for high school football within the Los Angeles Rams organization, his uncle was the commissioner for Snoop Dogg’s Youth Football League, and he has a plethora of cousins who have always loved the game of football and serve as coaches for various college football departments.
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