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Following his career at Northwestern University (1992-1996) where he was named All-American and All-Big Ten Defensive back, Chris joined the Chicago Bears as a Defensive back and special teams player for the 1997-1998 season. After his football career, he launched a leading sports company in the Chicago land area, On The Go Sports. While shaping his business practice, Chris expanded his football knowledge and expertise by working as a TV Broadcaster/College Football Analyst for: ESPN, NFL Network, and FOX Sports/Big Ten Network. His Media Connections and resources are endless which creates major value and opportunities for OTG's clients. Chris is currently a certified agent by the NFLPA and serves as an active member of The Guild Board Of The Boy's & Girl's Club Chicago.
OTG's philosophy incorporates the synergy between hard working athletes and a dedicated staff to find top placements for its clients. We believe in working with our clients to make prudent and punctual decisions benefiting from our umbrella of services. We take great honor and care in representing the individual throughout his or her career ensuing endeavors.
At OTG Sports Management, we pride ourselves in serving only Football Players, giving us an edge in the Sports Management world. We are a full service management company, providing honest, hard-working, zealous and valuable relationships to our players. Each individual player is important to our staff and treated as such. Our team supports players on and off the field, including consistent support, unique opportunities and guidance during and after football.
Our support staff is available twenty-four hours a day. As professionals, it is our mission to put our clients' interests ahead of our own. That is why people with talent come to OTG Sports Management. At OTG, you don't just join a firm, you join a Family!
Our contract strategy is very clear and simple: we construct platforms for our clients to receive as much guaranteed financial success as possible. Additionally, we layer in achievable escalators to increase contract value during the length of the contract with an emphasis on leaving ample options and opportunities for renegotiating. At OTG Sports Management, our unwavering focus is to maximize our players' earnings so that they can achieve a financially secure lifetime, career guidance, life skills, and personal attention necessary to pave their own road for success.
OTGSM's full-time marketing staff is dedicated to creating and developing our athlete's "brand" while seeking out local, regional and national opportunities that equate to solid, long-term monetary gain for our clients. At OTG Sports Management, our staff's concentration point and primary goal is to discover viable opportunities for our clients to make as much money off the field as they do on it. OTG Sports Management has many valuable relationships with reputable companies. Our main goal is to pursue relationships on behalf of each individual client, while bringing to the table our networks and connections. We pride ourselves on continually exploring up and coming Marketing & Endorsement opportunities.
We recognize that each player's specific needs and desires are unique, and therefore, design individual plans specifically tailored to match the goals of each individual. It's important to our Management Team that we carefully craft a well-balanced long-term plan and overall environment that will optimize your success. This includes fitting the athlete with the proper tools, including, but not limited to: transportation, accommodations, training, medical evaluations, customized meal plans, supplements, media/interview training, and all-star game preparation.
We encourage all of our athletes to reach back into their respective communities and uphold their civic responsibilities. We firmly believe that an individual's character and integrity is as much a part of his "brand" as his athletic abilities. We work to assist each individual player with their unique ambitions and goals when giving back to the community, whether it be for Heart Disease, Education, Literacy Awareness and beyond.
OTG Sports Management excels when it comes to helping clients pivot and transition from the sports world to the professional world. Our approach is to methodically work with each client to define, analyze, and layout a career blueprint based on their specific areas of interest. We provide not only letters of recommendation, but tap into our vast networks and spheres of influence to find the right opportunity beyond the playing field in the areas of: Broadcasting, Coaching, Scouting, and/or Marketing. We also align our clients with career-based internships during their playing days, in order to effectively parlay these relationships into future job opportunities.
To OTG Sports Management, the offseason is equally as important. We support, encourage and promote civic responsibility by assisting in the establishment of Non-profit Foundations (5013c's) for our athletes. This is often done through athlete-sponsored youth sports camps. Our job is to develop not just athletic capability, but support the skill set required to live a prosperous life. In addition, OTGSM connects our clients with "Life Skills" Mentors, Coaches, and Teachers to help create and align their athletic prowess with lifetime goals. We have a team of career professionals that will utilize their contacts and centers of influence to provide post career opportunities.
