{"id":443925,"date":"2024-01-16T06:56:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T06:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=443925"},"modified":"2024-01-16T06:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T06:56:28","slug":"why-is-caleb-williams-going-without-an-agent-right-before-2024-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/why-is-caleb-williams-going-without-an-agent-right-before-2024-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Caleb Williams Going Without An Agent Right Before 2024 NFL Draft?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caleb Williams of USC is apparently planning to pursue his football career independently.<\/p>\n<p>According to The 33rd Team&#8217;s Ari Meirov, &#8220;Word around NFL circles has been that Caleb Williams is unlikely to hire a certified agent as he begins his NFL journey&#8221; after the star QB declared for the draft on Monday.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Is Caleb Williams Going Without An Agent Right Before the 2024 NFL Draft?<\/h2>\n<p>Since he returned the Heisman to Southern California in 2022, Caleb has been the presumptive top choice in this year&#8217;s draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since I was 10, all I ever wanted to do was to play football. The journey would be empty without the people who have supported and loved me. I will Fight On forever and rep Hornsdown4Life. I\u2019m ready to do whatever it takes. I am officially declaring for the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>\u270c\ud83c\udffd\ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Ko9cbZ7S5\">pic.twitter.com\/6Ko9cbZ7S5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caleb Williams (@CALEBcsw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CALEBcsw\/status\/1746982082314989922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In his second season with the team, Williams produced several great plays and put up outstanding stats despite the Trojans&#8217; season going a touch south, even with a completion % better than his Heisman campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb has not yet recruited an NFL Players Association agent, and scouts do not anticipate the probable first choice to do so. Instead, they believe he will be appointing a distinctive management group, according to NFL source Kalyn Kahler.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s crucial to remember that in the months preceding the end of the 2023 college football season, Williams has consistently defied expectations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Potential #1 NFL Draft pick Caleb Williams is spotted training in \u201cGalaxy\u201d Nike Foamposite cleats \ud83c\udf0c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CALEBcsw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CALEBcsw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WGtknyKqt0\">pic.twitter.com\/WGtknyKqt0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicekicks\/status\/1747020264125219092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The main factor influencing Williams&#8217; choice to forego having an NFL agent at this time is the evolution of American collegiate athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has a lot of money because he is a USC star, which gives him leverage that wasn&#8217;t thought to be attainable for a college football player.<\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s obvious that the attraction of being an NFL player is far greater than any NIL deal at the collegiate level, it&#8217;s not surprising that Caleb is testing the waters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In honor of Caleb Williams going pro, remember this play? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2UX6fKFdK\">pic.twitter.com\/G2UX6fKFdK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Walk-On Redshirts (@walkonredshirts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/walkonredshirts\/status\/1747020928670671045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Did Caleb Williams declare for the NFL Draft?<\/h3>\n<p>Caleb, the 2022 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for USC, has formally declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. Williams made his choice public on social media on Monday.<\/p>\n<h3>What position does Caleb Williams play for?<\/h3>\n<p>Quarterback for the Washington Commanders, quarterback Brent Sequan Williams was born on November 18, 2001.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USC<\/a> star QB Caleb Williams, a potential No. 1 overall selection, is declaring for entry into the NFL Draft. No surprise for one of the most talented prospects.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The Heisman trophy winner enters the process excited for whoever ends up selecting him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cKnBzXAFRH\">pic.twitter.com\/cKnBzXAFRH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1746978532503244820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Will Caleb Williams go number 1?<\/h3>\n<p>Caleb, the quarterback for USC, is predicted to go first overall in the 2024 draft.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New York Mets Top Prospects 2024: Drew Gilbert Leading The Way\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/new-york-mets-top-prospects-2024-drew-gilbert-leading-the-way\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">New York Mets Top Prospects 2024: Drew Gilbert Leading The Way<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caleb Williams of USC is apparently planning to pursue his football career independently. According to The 33rd Team&#8217;s Ari Meirov, &#8220;Word around NFL circles has been that Caleb Williams is unlikely to hire a certified agent as he begins his NFL journey&#8221; after the star QB declared for the draft on Monday. Why Is Caleb [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":429072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[2882,21279,17375,17377,20695,16426,2211],"class_list":["post-443925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-caleb-williams","tag-caleb-williams-2024-draft","tag-caleb-williams-news","tag-caleb-williams-nfl-draft","tag-nfl-2024","tag-nfl-draft-2024","tag-nfl-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}