Jayden Daniels' Mother Poised To Be First Parent Of A Top-Three NFL Draft Pick To Become Certified Agent

Jayden Daniels’ mother, Regina Jackson, has followed in her son’s NFL footsteps, but in a different capacity as a certified sports agent.

Jackson passed the NFL Players Association’s agent exam in late July, officially becoming an NFLPA-certified agent within the past month. Based on conversations around the league, CBS Sports reported that she is likely the first parent of a top-three NFL draft pick to earn the certification.

“For her, taking the agent’s test is because she wants to be knowledgeable and helping her son and guiding him through his NFL career,” Denise White, a public relations expert who works with the Daniels family, told CBS Sports. “It’s important for her to have all that knowledge so she can give her son guidance, which will help him focus on the field and she can help focus off the field for him.”

While Jackson is now a certified agent, she is not one of Daniels’ official representatives. The Washington Commanders quarterback is represented by four agents from Agency 1 Sports: Ira Turner, Ron Butler, Aston Wilson, and Stanley Bien-Aime.

Daniels, drafted in April, signed a four-year, $37.75 million contract in June. Under the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement terms, rookie contracts are slotted, and teams cannot renegotiate or extend contracts until the end of the player’s third season, CBS Sports reported.

According to NFLPA Agent Regulations, becoming a certified NFL agent involves receiving undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from accredited institutions, passing a background check, attending a two- to three-day virtual seminar and successfully passing the agent exam. Once certified, agents must pay annual dues ranging from $1,500 to $2,000, depending on how many clients they represent.

Currently, there are around 1,000 certified NFL agents, with only about 50 being women, CBS Sports reported.

White shared that Jackson holds an MBA with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and a master’s degree in public service administration. Her desire to become an agent dates back to her son’s collegiate days.

“I think any businessperson with the education that she’s had, the leadership she’s had and companies that she’s worked with… it would only make sense to me that she’s instilled this incredible work ethic in him,” White said, according to CBS Sports. “Her focus is making sure she has all the tools and knowledge she can to guide him through his rookie season and his NFL career.”