Keyshawn Johnson sues a sports agent for about one million dollars.
Johnson says he has recruited many players, who are now in the American Football Association, to be represented by Christopher Ellison. The NFL and USC’s former star claim depends on an alleged oral agreement that men a decade ago paid Johnson for his efforts. Most million dollars represent the back payments that Johnson feels worthy.
A lawsuit submitted on May 23 in the Los Angeles County Court claims that Johnson and Ellis agreed that Johnson “had to get to know the players, their initial contact with them, and recruit them to be represented” Ellison.
“In exchange for determining this player, employment and ultimately entering to the highest level of football, the defendant promised to pay the plaintiff a specific percentage of the contract signed with the player with the American Football Association,” says the lawsuit. “Every year, the defendant promised to pay a third of the plaintiff from (3 %) of the defendant from three percent on both the players’ salary.”
According to the lawsuit, Johnson succeeded in recruiting four players – San Francisco 49ers Dyoiredor LinwarChicago Bear Defense Gaylon Johnson, Atlanta Valgonns Done Dough Mike Hughes and Jerene Pay Paker Recall Romeo Dubes For Ellison, but “he did not receive the percentage gained from the full commission of the defendant.”
Ellison did not immediately respond to the Times request for comment. TMZ reports The lawyer and assistant professor UCLA “denies all the claims Johnson made in the lawsuit.”
The lawsuit is separated from each player’s contract, and it is reported that Johnson should have been paid “at least 96233 dollars from his work to secure these players’ agreements.” However, according to the deposit, no payment has been received.
“For several months, the defendant claimed that he had not received any payments to employ the American Football Association for the players he represented,” the case said. “It is our reasonable belief that this is a mistake.”
Since then, the deposit claims that Ellison “has not responded to the claimant’s demands to pay.”
Johnson is looking for the full amount he says is worth – as well as damage, costs and other fees – for work reasons that include contract breach, unfair commercial practices, and deliberate distortion.
Johnson was chosen twice at the University of Southern California, and he was named Cotton Bowl Classic for the year 1995 and game player in Rose Bowl 1996. During his 11 -year -old career in the US Football Association, Johnson achieved three Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl Xxxvii with Tampa Bay Bucineers. Since retirement, he has become a sports media figure, and according to a lawsuit, “is currently working to train and develop the potential American Football Association players.”
