Roc Nation Sports is the sports management division of Roc Nation.

History

Roc Nation Sports was founded by

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American Rapping, rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he was named Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time, the ...

in early 2013 in partnership with

Creative Artists Agency Creative Artists Agency, LLC (CAA) is an American talent and sports agency based in Los Angeles, California. With 1,800 employees in March 2016, it is regarded as an influential company in the talent agency business and manages numerous client ...

, a prominent talent agency based in

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. Roc Nation Sports' first major move was signing

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...

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second baseman Robinson Canó. They have also signed

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

receiver Victor Cruz and WNBA prospect Skylar Diggins-Smith to Roc Nation Sports. On June 20, 2013 it was revealed that Jay-Z was officially certified as a

sports agent A sports agent is a legal representative (hence agent (law), agent) for professional sports figures such as athletes and coaches. They procure and negotiate employment and Testimonial, endorsement contracts for the principal (commercial law), at ...

for the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

and

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

. On May 1, 2014 Roc Nation Sports added James Young of the

Kentucky Wildcats The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. The Kentucky Wildcats is the student body of the University of Kentucky. 30, ...

. In November 2014,

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...

wide receiver Dez Bryant would also join the company. On January 3, 2018, it was announced that Penn State running back

Saquon Barkley Saquon Rasul Quevis Barkley ( ; born February 9, 1997) is an American professional American football, football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany ...

had signed with Roc Nation Sports prior to entering the

2018 NFL draft The 2018 NFL draft was the 83rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2018 NFL season. The draft was held on April 26–28 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington southwest of Dallas; it was ...

. Roc Nation Sports currently boasts a roster with over 100 athletes across baseball, basketball, American football, soccer, rugby, and e-sports. They also have a burgeoning broadcaster division.

Clients

American Football *

Jaire Alexander Jaire Zakar Alexander (born February 9, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, and was selected by the Green B ...

* Dez Bryant * Gabe Davis * Leonard Fournette * Todd Gurley * C.J. Henderson * Nick Kwiatkoski * Bryce Love * Julian Okwara * Romeo Okwara * Brandon Smith * JuJu Smith-Schuster * Ronnie Stanley *

Ndamukong Suh Ndamukong Ngwa Suh ( , born January 6, 1987) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football ...

* Andrew Thomas Association football * Xavier Amaechi * Luca Ashby-Hammond * Taye Ashby-Hammond * Eric Bailly * Samuel Chukwueze * Vontae Daley-Campbell * Kevin De Bruyne * Federico Dimarco * Nathan Ferguson * Lauren James * Reece James * Tyreece John-Jules * Tyrone Mings * Jordan Lukaku *

Romelu Lukaku Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club SSC Napoli, Napoli and the Belgium national football team, Belgium national team. Lukaku began h ...

* Brooke Norton-Cuffy *

Marcus Rashford Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Premier League club Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, on Loan (association football), lo ...

* Vinicius Junior * Axel Witsel * Marc Bernal Baseball * CJ Abrams * Stephen Alemais * Erick Aybar * Patrick Bailey * Robinson Canó * Rusney Castillo * Yoenis Céspedes * Jazz Chisholm Jr. * DeMarcus Evans * Jeremy Jeffress * Jason Martin * Max Meyer * Shelby Miller * Jacob Nottingham * D. J. Peterson * Dustin Peterson * Eddie Rosario * CC Sabathia * Mike Shawaryn * Braden Shipley * Dominic Smith * Marcus Wilson * Masyn Winn Basketball * Precious Achiuwa * Al-Farouq Aminu * D. J. Augustin * LaMelo Ball * LiAngelo Ball * Chris Boucher * Trey Burke * Zylan Cheatham * Skylar Diggins-Smith * Tyson Etienne * Markelle Fultz *

Rudy Gay Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. (born August 17, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, he played college basketball for the UConn Huskies before being selected eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, ...

* Danny Green * Quade Green * Ron Harper Jr. * Danuel House * Kyrie Irving * Caris LeVert * Patrick McCaw * Jabari Parker * Kevin Porter Jr. * Immanuel Quickley * Jahmi'us Ramsey * Quinton Rose * Isaiah Stewart * P. J. Washington * Justise Winslow * James Young Cricket * Lungi Ngidi *

Temba Bavuma Temba Bavuma (born 17 May 1990) is a South African international cricketer who is the current captain of the South African cricket team in Tests and ODI cricket, and formerly captained in T20I. He is a right-handed middle-order batter. He w ...

Netball * Bongiwe Msomi Personalities * Tony Allen * Caron Butler * Victor Cruz *

Zach Randolph Zachary McKenley Randolph (born July 16, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Z-Bo", the 2-time NBA All-Star played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball, Michigan State Spartans bef ...

Jalen Rose Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973) is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines, Wolverines' "Fab Five (University of Michigan), Fa ...

* Kenny Smith *

Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player who is the Head coach, head football coach at Norfolk State Spartans football, Norfolk State University. He played quarterback in the National F ...

Rugby Union * Cheslin Kolbe * Siya Kolisi *

Maro Itoje Oghenemaro Miles Itoje (born 28 October 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby club Saracens and captains the England national team and the British & Irish Lions Itoje signed his first p ...

* Tendai Mtawarira * Sbu Nkosi * Aphelele Fassi * Ardie Savea

References

External links

RocNation.com
{{Roc Nation Jay-Z 2013 establishments in New York (state) Companies based in New York City American companies established in 2013 Roc Nation Sports management companies Talent agencies of the United States