After having very little luck getting a contract extension or traded from the Jacksonville Jaguars, pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue is making another agent change. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Ngakoue recently parted ways with agent Ari Nissim and is currently enduring a five-day waiting period to name a new representative.
Another agent change coming for Yannick Ngakoue. He started his NFL career with Washington D.C. based agent Adisa Bakari, then moved on to Ari Nissim, who was with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation at the time. Nissim appears to have moved on from the agency long ago. https://t.co/FQe0PQQ06X
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The move accounts for Ngakoue’s second agent change since joining the league. His first representative, was Washington D.C. based agent Adisa Bakari before Nissim. Ngakoue made the switch to Nissim in May of 2018, who was with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation at the time. However, Ngakoue has long been removed from Roc Nation’s site as a client, which is an indication that Nissim moved on from the agency.
Ngakoue’s decision comes after he declared not wanting a long-term deal with the Jags this offseason. They later franchise tagged him and the two sides have been in a stare down since. Before the draft, Ngakoue called out Jags front office member Tony Khan on Twitter to demand a trade, but Khan told him that would only happen when the Jags get the proper compensation. They seemingly didn’t get what they were looking for as the draft and trade deadline have passed for Ngakoue to get a long-term deal (July 15).
With the regular season coming up, Ngakoue’s situation will only get more interesting as he has yet to sign his non-exclusive franchise tag. That said, he’s clearly banking on a new agent to attempt to make some progress on things as the needle has moved very little this offseason.