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Damian Knight

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330 total appearances

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Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

And you'll have players that, you know, they leave you on red and it kind of hurts your heart a little bit. You're like, man, I thought a lot into that message. And then you have players that'll immediately hit you back or you have players that'll never, ever even open the message because they have so many followers, you get lost in the mix. So yeah, I got really fortunate.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

And you'll have players that, you know, they leave you on red and it kind of hurts your heart a little bit. You're like, man, I thought a lot into that message. And then you have players that'll immediately hit you back or you have players that'll never, ever even open the message because they have so many followers, you get lost in the mix. So yeah, I got really fortunate.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

I guess it's a mixture of being fortunate and having a drive that a lot of other people don't. So when last year, October came around and they're like, hey, this counts as one of your years being certified. You only have three years to sign somebody or you expire. Oh, I'm getting somebody year one. That was my whole goal. I'm getting somebody.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

I guess it's a mixture of being fortunate and having a drive that a lot of other people don't. So when last year, October came around and they're like, hey, this counts as one of your years being certified. You only have three years to sign somebody or you expire. Oh, I'm getting somebody year one. That was my whole goal. I'm getting somebody.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

I guess it's a mixture of being fortunate and having a drive that a lot of other people don't. So when last year, October came around and they're like, hey, this counts as one of your years being certified. You only have three years to sign somebody or you expire. Oh, I'm getting somebody year one. That was my whole goal. I'm getting somebody.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

And so I went through and started looking at every team across America, hopefully thinking that I could get someone in Florida. We got someone at FAMU, luckily. But outside of that, man, Florida is untouchable for me. I'm over here in Mississippi, Auburn, the Carolinas, you name it. I was able to collectively as an agency, we signed over 10 people in year one. And we were able to get

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

And so I went through and started looking at every team across America, hopefully thinking that I could get someone in Florida. We got someone at FAMU, luckily. But outside of that, man, Florida is untouchable for me. I'm over here in Mississippi, Auburn, the Carolinas, you name it. I was able to collectively as an agency, we signed over 10 people in year one. And we were able to get

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

And so I went through and started looking at every team across America, hopefully thinking that I could get someone in Florida. We got someone at FAMU, luckily. But outside of that, man, Florida is untouchable for me. I'm over here in Mississippi, Auburn, the Carolinas, you name it. I was able to collectively as an agency, we signed over 10 people in year one. And we were able to get

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

nine people into the nfl in year one and out of those people you know of the ones that i directly was kind of like the lead agent on two of them stuck in the nfl so i had two players stick in the nfl year one and the other ones we all got two or three tryouts for so it's not like they had one opportunity we we were able to provide them all the opportunity which is really our job at the end of the day right and you know i can't play football for you

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

nine people into the nfl in year one and out of those people you know of the ones that i directly was kind of like the lead agent on two of them stuck in the nfl so i had two players stick in the nfl year one and the other ones we all got two or three tryouts for so it's not like they had one opportunity we we were able to provide them all the opportunity which is really our job at the end of the day right and you know i can't play football for you

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

nine people into the nfl in year one and out of those people you know of the ones that i directly was kind of like the lead agent on two of them stuck in the nfl so i had two players stick in the nfl year one and the other ones we all got two or three tryouts for so it's not like they had one opportunity we we were able to provide them all the opportunity which is really our job at the end of the day right and you know i can't play football for you

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

You know, unfortunately, I wish I could, man, if I could, I'd be in a different tax bracket because I'd be out there, you know, right. So no, and it was awesome. So and again, we got we got a guy Swayze Bozeman for the Kansas City Chiefs and Alex Hale for the he's a kicker actually for the Green Bay Packers. So those are my two guys. And then my partner has several guys as well. So.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

You know, unfortunately, I wish I could, man, if I could, I'd be in a different tax bracket because I'd be out there, you know, right. So no, and it was awesome. So and again, we got we got a guy Swayze Bozeman for the Kansas City Chiefs and Alex Hale for the he's a kicker actually for the Green Bay Packers. So those are my two guys. And then my partner has several guys as well. So.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

You know, unfortunately, I wish I could, man, if I could, I'd be in a different tax bracket because I'd be out there, you know, right. So no, and it was awesome. So and again, we got we got a guy Swayze Bozeman for the Kansas City Chiefs and Alex Hale for the he's a kicker actually for the Green Bay Packers. So those are my two guys. And then my partner has several guys as well. So.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

That is a good question, man. We had a list, a laundry list of about 100 names and we hated every single one of them. And so instead of just like throwing them away, I started making logos. Like sometimes you have to see it, you know, for it to be the name. And nothing was sticking, man. Like nothing. And I was sitting on the couch one day, just got done playing with my daughter.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

That is a good question, man. We had a list, a laundry list of about 100 names and we hated every single one of them. And so instead of just like throwing them away, I started making logos. Like sometimes you have to see it, you know, for it to be the name. And nothing was sticking, man. Like nothing. And I was sitting on the couch one day, just got done playing with my daughter.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

That is a good question, man. We had a list, a laundry list of about 100 names and we hated every single one of them. And so instead of just like throwing them away, I started making logos. Like sometimes you have to see it, you know, for it to be the name. And nothing was sticking, man. Like nothing. And I was sitting on the couch one day, just got done playing with my daughter.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

I just had a beer and I was sitting there and I was like, what, what am I doing here? Like, what is this agency about? You know? And the biggest thing is I don't want a player to ever think like, we're going to ditch them. Like, Hey, you, you used to be a guy and now we're going to forget about you. Like, no, I want to help you through retirement.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

I just had a beer and I was sitting there and I was like, what, what am I doing here? Like, what is this agency about? You know? And the biggest thing is I don't want a player to ever think like, we're going to ditch them. Like, Hey, you, you used to be a guy and now we're going to forget about you. Like, no, I want to help you through retirement.

Mick Unplugged
Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight

I just had a beer and I was sitting there and I was like, what, what am I doing here? Like, what is this agency about? You know? And the biggest thing is I don't want a player to ever think like, we're going to ditch them. Like, Hey, you, you used to be a guy and now we're going to forget about you. Like, no, I want to help you through retirement.