Sports Business
Advisory Firm

Watchdog International, LLC is a sports business advisory firm that offers specialized consulting and management services to athletes.
We help and advise athletes in navigating the sports industry by providing expertise in areas like Athlete Management, Professional Services, NIL & Sponsorship Deal Negotiations, Business Management & Development, & Concierge Services & Event Management.

Athlete Management & Draft Preparation

We are a full-service, boutique sports management firm with decades of combined
experience in providing clients elite management advisory,

Business Management & Development

Unfortunately, the average professional sports career in less than 5 years but your first professional sports contract can be the beginning of a very successful business career with the right

Professional Services

John A. Gibson, Esq and the Watchdog Protection Program® Team has experts across fields such as law1, finance, security, mental health etc, to assist you with whatever challenges you encounter.

Concierge Services & Event Management

Our clients have access to a full-service concierge and event management team that is
equipped to take the stress out of planning your next trip or event! Services include: Hotel & Resort Service & Reservations,

NIL & Sponsorship Deal Negotiations

Being a professional athlete or even a college athlete through NIL comes with the ability to
build a brand that you can profit from for the rest of your life!

College Athletes (NIL)

For College Athletes, John A. Gibson, Esq, and Gibson Legal provide you with the crucial counsel, advice, and guidance you need in the ever-changing college sports marketplace. This includes:

  • NIL Collective Deal Counseling, Pre-draft Counseling, and Combine Preparation for NFL and NBA Draft-eligible college athletes, as well as negotiation of contracts for college athletes while in college, as drafted players, or as free agents.
  • We advise student-athletes, families, parents, and their management teams or agents on navigating collegiate and state-level Name, Image, and Likeness laws as well as NCAA requirements while ensuring that student-athletes can access and utilize the benefits of their brand value.
  • Nonprofit Organization Formation and Governance
  • Prenuptial Agreements

Professional Athletes

Professional Athletes need more than an agent, especially as their brand becomes a major financial asset. Our services include:

  • Negotiating NBA and NFL contracts, negotiating and drafting commercial endorsement contracts, counseling free agents on team selection;
  • Crisis Management;
  • Power of Attorney, Healthcare Directives, Estate Planning, and other General Legal Services;
  • Tax Preparation; and
  • Workers’ Compensation, Labor Grievances, Line-of-duty Disability Claims, Medical Management.
  • Nonprofit Organization Formation and Governance
  • Prenuptial Agreements

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