 David
is a graduate of both Ithaca College and the University Of Miami School Of
Law. David received his Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from
Ithaca in 1995. While at Ithaca David was a founding member of the Sports
Management Club and played football for the Division III National Champion
Bombers.
After working for the Florida Marlins during the
strike-shortened season of 1994, David enrolled at the University Of Miami
School Of Law. While attending law school, he had a chance meeting at a
Shell gas station with former University of Miami standout wide receiver
and ex Miami Dolphin Lamar Thomas. After their meeting Mr. Thomas became
David's first client. David graduated from the University Of Miami School
Of Law in 1998 where he was a member of the Sports and Entertainment Law
Society. David has been able to combine his football playing experience,
his sports management degree, and his legal background into the formation
of his own sports management and representation firm DEC MANAGEMENT.
DEC MANAGEMENT has grown from a company of meager beginnings into a
worldwide powerhouse of professional representation all under Canter's
auspices. The company now has working relationships with many of the major
athletes in the sports world and celebrities in the entertainment
industry. The company has also co-produced two television shows, three
radio shows, and has secured major multimillion dollar marketing deals
with companies such as Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Ford, Acura, Mitsubishi, BMW,
Cadillac Kangol, Cytodyne Technologies, and several others on behalf of
his clients.
In 1999 David shocked the world when his 2nd round
draft picks contract for then Indianapolis Colts linebacker Mike Peterson
was the largest 2nd round package ever signed at the time!!
In
2000 David represented the tenth overall pick in the NFL draft (Travis
Taylor), as well as, negotiated the largest total package in NFL history
for Washington Redskin's running back Stephen Davis (9 years, 135.75
million dollars).
In 2003 David was at it again when negotiated the
largest ever NFL playing contract for a punter representing Todd Sauerbrun
of the Carolina Panthers.
David also negotiated the largest
incentive package for any NFL running back with Stephen Davis' 2003 deal
with the Carolina Panthers. David is known in the industry as one of the
most aggressive and respected contract negotiators besides being an expert
in marketing.
In 2005 David Canter made history again- taking a
player, Troy Williamson, that was told by the NFL Advisory Committee that
he would be no better than a second round pick all the way to the 7th
Overall selection of the 2005 NFL Draft. The contract David secured for
Troy is larger, has more up front and guaranteed money, and a larger
average per year then the fourth, fifth, and sixth picks of the 2005 NFL
Draft. David also helped Damien Nash (no combine invite) get drafted in
the 5th round and Rodriques Wilson (no combine or all star game invite)
get drafted in the 7th round. Davids elevation techniques have proven
time and time again that players CAN elevate their position in the draft
with the right agent and life manager.
In 2006 David was at it
again when he took a player whom the NFL evaluation committee told would
be no better than a fourth round pick and helped him elevate all the way
to the top of the second round. Junior Wide Receiver Chad Jackson from
the University of Florida was given a fourth round grade by the NFL
Underclassman evaluation committee, yet ended up being the second wide
receiver drafted overall when he was chosen by the New England Patriots
with the 36th overall selection in the 2006 NFL Draft.
In 2007
David was able to sign four high profile draft picks and help them elevate
into the upper echelon of the NFL Draft. Eric Weddle was an under rated
safety from Utah who entered the spring prior to the draft as a projected
3rd round pick. David and Eric shocked the world when the San Diego
Chargers traded 4 draft picks and moved up 25 slots in round 2 to select
Eric with the 37th overall pick. Ryne Robinson wasnt projected to be
drafted in the 2007 NFL draft when the spring grades first came out. With
Rynes hard work and diligence Ryne was able to elevate in the high fourth
round as the 118th Overall pick of the Carolina Panthers. David has shown
the sports and entertainment world time and time again that his low client
to agent ratio equals the biggest dollars for his clients.
Canter
added two NFL veterans in 2008 and was able to secure HUGE new deals for
them. For Chargers safety Steve Gregory, Canter negotiated a 3 year
extension for $4.8Million with $2million in guaranteed money.
The
even more amazing deal that David pulled off was for former undrafted free
agent outside linebacker Jyles Tucker for whom Canter secured a whopping 4
year extension worth $15 Million total with $6.5 Million up front. What
makes the Tucker deal so incredible is that Tucker had only played in 6
NFL games after spending the majority of the 2007 season on the Chargers
practice squad. This contract is unprecedented in NFL history-
NO
PLAYER HAS EVER GOTTEN A NEW EXTENSION AFTER JUST 6 GAMES NOR HAS ANY
PLAYER IN NFL HISTORY EVER RECEIVED THIS KIND OF PACKAGE WITH NEVER HAVING
STARTED AN NFL GAME!
In the 2009 NFL Draft Canter saw two of
his clients fly off the board in the 2nd round with Paul Kruger going 57th
overall to the Baltimore Ravens and Sean Smith going 61st overall to the
Miami Dolphins. On the 2nd day DEC MANAGEMENT client Freddie Brown was
drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 252nd overall.
David has shown the
sports and entertainment world time and time again that his low client to
agent ratio equals the biggest dollars for his clients.
David is a
frequent public speaker and has given lectures at the University of Miami,
St. Thomas University, Nova Southeastern University, Lynn University, and
is a frequent guest on several nationally syndicated radio and TV shows.
David resides in Miramar Florida and can always be reached twenty
fours hours a day on his personal cellular phone at 954-599-4499.
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