The Athletes Firm / TAF

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TAF is a sports management, business advisory, NIL & legal representation firm. For inquires, please email us: [email protected]

TAF provides services to professional athletes, amateur athletes who require legal counsel, sports professionals including coaches, athletic directors, and sports executives, as well as sports business entities, organizations and institutions.

01/13/2026

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข is excited to announce that after considering multiple offers since entering the transfer portal following coaching changes at the University of Memphis where he spent his true freshman season, the former Belleville HS 3-Star recruit, 1st team All-Conference, Detroit Free Press & MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team honoree, ๐™‡๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ง ๐™๐™–๐™ž๐™ง๐™›๐™–๐™ญ, ๐™…๐™ง. has committed to Temple University. Lamar will take the field in his first season with the Temple Owls as a (R) Freshman

Congratulations! Temple Football ๐™‡๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ง ๐™๐™–๐™ž๐™ง๐™›๐™–๐™ญ, ๐™…๐™ง. is built ๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜ค

Committed | .marr ๐Ÿฆ‰

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01/13/2026

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข is excited to announce that after considering 16 offers since entering the transfer portal on Jan 2., the former Michigan State Spartan, Detroit Catholic Central HS 1st team All-State standout player, Detroit Free Press & MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team honoree, and Detroit Free Press Defensive Player of the Year nominee, ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฎ has committed to University of Memphis. Stone will take the field in his first season with the Memphis Tigers as a (R) Sophomore.

Congratulations! #901 ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐Ÿชจ is in the building! ๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ

Committed | X ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿˆ

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01/11/2026

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข is excited to announce that after being in contact with 10 Power 4 schools since entering the transfer portal on Jan 2., ESPN โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 4 star recruit from Lansing, MI , and UCLA transfer who played in all 12 games this season for the Bruins and scored his first defensive TD by returning a fumble recovery against Washington, former West Bloomfield HS star DB, ๐™…๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™Ÿ๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ has committed to Rice University - he will be a (R) Sophomore next season for the Owls.

Congratulations! Rice Football You got a DB that can shut down one side of the field! is locked in ๐Ÿ”’ and ready to take flight! Yea #12! Letโ€™s go!

Committed | #12 ๐Ÿฆ‰

๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ

01/06/2026

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข is excited to announce that after being in contact with 27 Power 4 schools since entering the transfer portal on Jan 2., the HS Under Armour All-American, U.S. Army Bowl All-American, STATE CHAMPS! Anvil Award winner, MHSAA Division 1 All-Time sack leader, this seasons youngest starting DT in the Big 12, and the PFF Week 10 DT of The Week, ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™จ-๐™Ž๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ has committed to Texas A&M University - (R)Freshman

Congratulations ! ! You got a game changer! BDS is locked in ๐Ÿ”’ and ready to โ€œGig โ€˜emโ€!๐Ÿ˜ค Letโ€™s go Aggies! Texas A&M Football

Committed | #11 ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿค 

๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ

12/25/2025

To all of our clients, partners, colleagues, family & friends. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.โœจ

12/21/2025

Congratulations to our client, Travis Robertson who has been bestowed a top honors in high school football that is reserved for the best of the best. U.S. Army Bowl All-American.

Way to work Trav! Eddie George and Bowling Green State University have a real one!

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12/18/2025

Brandon Davis-Swain (R)-Freshman DL Colorado
Height / Weight: 6โ€™4โ€/ 260
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Previous School: West Bloomfield High School
Major: Communications GPA: 2.8
Remaining Eligibility: 3 years

*Started 7 of 7 games that he played in this season, missing three due to injury.
*Totaled 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass deflection.
*Named the PFF Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the week for his performance vs West Virginia.
*The youngest starting defensive lineman in the Big 12
*Appeared in 2 games as a true freshman in 2024 (redshirt).
*ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports, and On3 rated BDS as the #1 defensive player in the state of Michigan, #2 overall for class of 2024.
*BDS is the #1 All-Time sack leader in the lengthy history of Michigan high school football.

*2024 26 Total Offers including UofM in 9th grade
*2024 Under Armor All-American
*2024 US Army All-American
*2023 MHSAA 1st Team All-State
*2023 MHSAA All-Time Sack Leader
*2023 ESPN โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 4 star recruit
*2023 247 Sports โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 4 star recruit
*2023 On3 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 4 star recruit
*2023 MHSFCA Dream Team
*2023 MHSFCA 1st Team All-State
*2023 1st Team All-Region
*2023 State Champs! Anvil Award Winner
*2022 Associated Press 1st Team All-State
*2022 MHSAA 1st Team All-State
*2022 Associated Press 1st Team All-State

Coaches, & player personnel, and football GMโ€™s , BDS will be the best DL in the portal with 3 years of eligibility remaining. will be available Jan 2.

12/13/2025

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข is excited to announce that we have signed ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ง๐™š ๐™๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™–๐™จ, ๐™…๐™ง. for NIL representation. Central Michigan University - Freshman.

* 2024 Detroit Free Press 1st Team All-West
* 2024 MHSFCA 1st Team All-Region
* 2024 KLAA 1st Team All-Conference
* 2024 Ranked 18th best player in state of MI
* 2023 AP All-State Honorable Mention
* 2023 MHSFCA 1st Team All-Region
* 2023 KLAA 1st Team All-Conference
* ESPN โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ recruit
* Rivals โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ recruit
* 247 Sports โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ recruit
* 2-Time Division 1 State Champion at Belleville HS

Welcome to ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข Dre!

NIL | ._Dre2 #29 ๐Ÿˆ

Your Name. Your Image. Your Likeness. ๐ŸŸฐYour Legacy!

Elevating Student-Athletes. Empowering Brands.

๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ

12/13/2025

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข is excited to announce that we have signed ๐™‡๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ง ๐™๐™–๐™ž๐™ง๐™›๐™–๐™ญ, ๐™…๐™ง. for NIL representation. Memphis University - Freshman.

* 2024 Detroit News Dream Team
* 2024 MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team
* 2024 KLAA 1st Team All-Conference
* 2024 Ranked 33rd best player in state of MI
* 247 Sports โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ recruit
* 2023 KLAA 1st Team All-Conference

Welcome to ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข Lamar!

NIL | #54 ๐Ÿˆ

Your Name. Your Image. Your Likeness. ๐ŸŸฐYour Legacy!

Elevating Student-Athletes. Empowering Brands.

๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ

12/13/2025

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข is excited to announce that we have signed ๐˜พ๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ ๐™š๐™จ for NIL representation.
Transfer Portal: ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“ฒ
Previous Schools: Harper Woods High School (Mich.) - West Virginia University - University of Findlay.
Remaining Eligibility: 1 Year

* 2025 1st Team All-Conference
* 2025 2nd Team All-Region
* 2024 1st Team All-Conference
* ESPN โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ recruit
* 247 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ recruit
* Rivals โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ recruit
* MLive All-Metro Detroit Dream Team
* Detroit News 1st Team All-State
* Detroit News All-North & OAA Red All-Conference
* Associate Press 1st Team All-State
* Rated 4 โญ๏ธ by Rivals
* Member of the National Honors Society

Welcome to ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข Christion!

NIL | #6 ๐Ÿˆ

Your Name. Your Image. Your Likeness. ๐ŸŸฐYour Legacy!

Elevating Student-Athletes. Empowering Brands.

๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ

Photos from The Athletes Firm / TAF's post 12/12/2025

Jamir Benjamin (R)-Freshman DB (UCLA)
Height / Weight: 5โ€™10โ€ / 185lbs.
Hometown: Lansing, MI
Previous School: West Bloomfield High School
Major: Psychology GPA: 3.1
Remaining Eligibility: 3 years

*Contributed in all 12 games for the Bruins this season mostly on special teams.
*Returned a fumble for a TD vs Washington.
*Appeared in 1 game as a true freshman in 2024 (redshirt).

*2024 30 Total Offers
*2024 Detroit HS Sports POTY nominee.
*2023 ESPN โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 4 star recruit.
*2023 247 & Rivals โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 3 star recruit.
*2023 MHSFCA Dream Team
*2023 MHSFCA 1st Team All-State
*2023 1st Team All-Region
*2023 Regional Division 1 Regional Champion
*2022 MHSFCA 1st Team All-State
*2022 1st Team All-Region

Coaches, & football GMโ€™s looking for an immediate high-level upgrade to your secondary. will be available Jan 2.

Photos from The Athletes Firm / TAF's post 12/06/2025

As the 2025 College Football Early Signing Period comes to a close today, we would like to congratulate our clients who made their commitments official!

โ€ข ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™™๐™™๐™ช๐™ญ ๐™ˆ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฅ๐™๐™ฎ โ€“ 6โ€™6โ€ 300 lbs, OT โ€” Bowling Green State University
๏ฟฝโ€ข ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™–๐™ข๐™จ, ๐™…๐™ง. โ€“ 6โ€™0โ€ 180 lbs, CB โ€” Youngstown State University
๏ฟฝโ€ข ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™๐™ค๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ โ€“ 6โ€™7โ€ 320 lbs, OT โ€” Bowling Green State University

Your futures are incredibly bright and weโ€™re honored that youโ€™ve chosen The Athletes Firm to stand with you every step of the way on your new journey.

Continue to stay focused on your goals. Walk down your greatness one day at a time. Remember that your greatness even up to this point isnโ€™t achieved in one moment, but instead by a continuous series of small accomplishments and daily wins put together over a period of time.

Lock in gentlemen! Letโ€™s work!

Hardworking, Dedication & a Strong Team!

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