The Intersection of Family and Football with Jill Baxter

Essence Magazine reports women make
up just 23% of U.S. NFL agents, and of that, only 10.4%
are Black (men or women. 

Jill McBride Baxter



The daughter of a Hall of Fame football coach (Ron McBride),
Jill McBride Baxter was born into a sports family. She’s turned a love for the
game and combined it with a passion for the law to become a leading sports
agent and attorney. She’s been representing professional football players,
coaches, media and college athletic administrators for nearly 30 years.



Jill spent her childhood on the football practice fields and
in and around coaches’ offices. She’s married to a highly successful college
coach, John Baxter. Needless to say, her network in NFL and college football is
second to none.



She’s an aggressive negotiator for her clients. Her core
values are: Protection, Advocacy and Trust. She aligns herself with like-minded
clients, which makes it easy to fight for their best interests. Through
accurate research, resources, integrity, determination, and experience, Baxter
knows how to negotiation and get the best deal for her clients. She provides
support and counsel for her clients in a unique and personal manner. Her
clients quickly become family.



“Jill Baxter has been one of the most critical support
systems in my NFL career. She







has been in my corner since day one. Not just helping me with
football related issues but as well as the obstacles that life has thrown me,”
Cleveland Browns Receiver Marlon Moore.



She has worked with general managers, player personnel
directors, head and position coaches, and scouts from all 32 NFL teams, as well
as many CFL, UFL, and Arena League teams. Those contacts are essential in
representation and negotiation sessions. As a practicing attorney, she is well
versed in contract negotiations, the sports and media industry, and employment
law.



Baxter is completely familiar with the NFL’s Collective
Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and uses it to protect her clients in times of
injury or crisis situations.



Jill is married to John Baxter, asst. coordinator coach, and
they have two daughters, Kelly and McKenzie. She is a graduate of the
University of Utah and earned her Law Degree from the University of the Pacific
McGeorge School of Law. She is certified as an agent by the NFLPA and has
passed the bar and can practice law in Arizona, Maryland and Utah. She teaches
a Sports law in practice course, author Born to be a Sports Agent, podcast Host
Representation Without Taxation, and online course creator.  She joined me this week to tell me more.

For more
information: https://www.jillmcbridebaxter.com/

Email: [email protected]  

Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/representation-without-taxation/id1356954624