At this point, if you’re taking the NFL Agent Exam Monday, you’re probably pretty closed to tapped out mentally, emotionally and, most of all, financially. Even though our prep program (and our program partner, Stratic) are much cheaper than anything else you’ll find, they aren’t free.

Anyway, regardless of whether you rolled with us this cycle or not, you deserve a break, and we’re here to give it to you. We’ve been writing about the 2026 NFL Agent Exam literally since January, so today, we’re going to review everything we’ve written about it and put it in one place. Maybe when you need a study break, you can review a few of our posts and learn a little while catching your breath. Here goes.

• A Few First Thoughts (1.9.26): We had to start somewhere. In this post, we outlined the coming seven months and our plan for preparing people, plus we discussed our Stratic partners and the training they provide and we teased our new agent exam application.
• The Cost and the Risk (1.23.26): Maybe you prepped for Monday without spending a dime. You still might pass the exam, but you’re going to be beating the odds. In late January, we wrote about how that applies not just to exam prep, but to the entire business. Sometimes, you just have to spend money (wisely) to make money. That’s definitely true in the agent business.
• From NFLPA Exam Prep to First NFL Draft: Rookie Agent Reactions from Team ITL (4.24.26): If you’re a little burned out this weekend, and want a reminder on why you’re doing all this, read this post. Being an NFL agent is a really cool thing when done right, and April 2027 is going to be an exciting time. This post gives you comments from several new agents as they faced their first-ever drafts, respectively.
• Building Community (5.1.26): This post covered a fun event we had for our Houston-based test-takers and a handful of NFL agents from the area. It was a good chance to get the next agent class together with current contract advisors for some real advice on passing the exam and more.
• The Final Push (6.26.26): Now inside of 30 days till the exam, we listed our final three Zoom sessions and what each would provide. We also reminded test-takers about our new exam application, which was a tremendous upgrade from our previous practice exams.
• All About the Study Guide (7.2.26): Our study guide is something we’re really proud of, and probably the crown jewel of our exam prep services. For the first time, we went in-depth on what it is and why it’s so valuable.
• Your 10-Day Cram Plan (7.10.26): Even though we started getting our people ready in February, we realize life happens. Starting your exam prep 10 days out is not advised, but for those that found that to be their reality, we offered best practices to improve the odds of passing.

Want even more? If football is your thing, and you want even more about the game behind the game, click here to get a complete rundown of all our posts so far.

As of today, we are exactly 10 days (and two weekends) from the 2026 NFL Agent Exam. Yes, there are still people who really haven’t started studying yet in earnest (I’ve spoken to them).

I’m not here to judge. Instead, I’d rather help (or at least try to). If you’re not really getting going on studying until this weekend, here’s my advice.

• Take next week off of work. You’re going to need the time. Hopefully your boss is understanding.
• Start with the study guide. I went into detail on the guide — bar none, the best resource on the market for passing the exam — in last week’s post. Focus on all 70 pages. It will give you a head start on next week’s Zoom sessions. Purchase it here.
• Spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday doing nothing but studying the guide. Pretty self-explanatory. Try to get a grasp on all the major concepts.
• Take the ITL practice exam application Sunday night. Then take it again Monday morning. Then again Monday afternoon. You have to find out exactly where you stand and what you still need work on as soon as possible.
• Identify the areas where you still need work. This needs to happen before Tuesday.
• Pick up the applicable ITL Zoom videos that cover the topics you still aren’t grasping. You can find all of the links to order them, as well as the topics they cover, in last week’s Friday Wrap. Look for the month-by-month list about halfway through the Wrap.
• Spend all of Tuesday watching the videos on your weakest topics. Watch them and re-watch them until you have at least a working understanding, whether it’s forfeitable breach or VSB or term pay or agent change fees. Ian Greengross, our guru, is very good, and he goes into painstaking detail on all the toughest subjects.
• Get some sleep Tuesday night. You’re going to want to be able to put all your focus on the NFLPA’s three pre-exam sessions.
• Take extensive notes Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Your study guide will be a tremendous help here. A word of caution — many, many people on the Zooms will clearly be lost and asking dumb questions. Be prepared for a lot of time-wasters. It’s better if you aren’t going in cold, and you won’t be. But use these sessions to get your questions answered.
• Make contact with Ian in preparation to work with him Saturday and Sunday. You’ll be glad you have him on call. His rates are very reasonable. You can find his contact info online. If not, DM us on X at @insidetheleague and we’ll hook you up.
• Join us for our Saturday night review session. We’ll start at 8pm EDT and go for two hours, covering two previous exams. Cost is $80 plus tax. You’ll also get a copy of the recording afterwards.
• Review the review video on Sunday and use it to “clean up” any hazy topics with Ian. Also, make absolutely sure your notes (CBA, study guide, etc.) are tabbed up for quick reference during the exam. You can thank me later.
• Get some sleep Sunday night. It will come in handy.

Obviously, you’re not in a desirable place if you’re just getting started, but we can help, and believe it or not, it’s not mission impossible. Pretty close to impossible, but not impossible. Good luck. Let us know how we can help.

Five of the top 18 agents in the business, based on total active clients, used our practice exam to prepare for the NFL Agent Exam. Keep in mind, only eight of the 18 have even gotten certified since we introduced our practice exam in 2012. I feel good about that. Still, you have to keep improving, and that’s why we rolled out our new practice exam application.

We’ve already gone into detail about how much better the new application is than our previous practice exams, which have 50 questions each and don’t change (unlike our new app). However, we need to turn the page. That’s why, with 24 days until the 2026 exam, we’re closing down both practice exams on Monday (June 29).

If you bought the practice exam last year, which gave you access for a full year, continue to use both practice exams with our blessing . . . until Monday. After Monday, if you’d like to have access to our new app, contact us directly and we’ll work something out. We won’t leave anyone out in the cold.

One more thing. Circle July 7, 9 and 18 on your calendar. Those are the dates of our three remaining Zoom sessions.

• On Tuesday, July 7, we’ll have our final monthly session. We’ll focus on benefits, which has been a central theme of the actual exam for the last few years. We normally go an hour, but this might be an extra-long session as we try to be as comprehensive as possible. Cost is $50 plus tax.
• Thursday, July 9, we’ll have our “pressure test.” We’ll post 20 new questions on the website, at 7pm EDT sharp, and at 8 pm, Chicago-based agent Ian Greengross will work all 20. It’s a good way to find out if you’re on track, time wise, to take the exam. If you can work 20 questions in an hour, you’re in good shape for the exam. Cost is $65 plus tax.
• Finally, on Saturday, July 18, we’ll have our traditional two-hour cram session. We’ll cover two previous agent exams, question by question, to make sure all our clients are ready to roll. Cost is $80 plus tax.

You can purchase all three for less than $200. If you purchase our new exam application, our study guide and all three of next month’s sessions, you’ll spend about half of other exam prep courses and get the most test, most successful and most proven content available for passing the test.

We’ll have all the links to order in next week’s Friday Wrap. Make sure you’re keeping up with everything by registering for it (it’s free). Do that here.

We are now 51 days from the 2026 NFL Agent Exam. Typically, people really start to focus on the test after Memorial Day, when, apparently, things become real. We’re really excited about our coming upgrade to the Inside the League exam prep offering, our new exam application, which will give users an unlimited number of 60-question practice exams. We think it’s the missing link to the exam prep universe, and immeasurably improves our two current practice exam offerings.

We’re rolling it out on Tuesday, when it goes live. In the meantime, you probably have questions. Here’s our attempt to clear up any of them before launch.

So how does it work?: Once you register and pay ($250 plus tax), you can create an unlimited number of practice exams. Each one will have 60 questions that come from our “well” of 200 questions. You might get the same question if you create enough practice exams, but the order will change every time and, for the most part, it will be different questions each time. You can create an exam, then come back to it if you run out of time. Or, if you’re just not feeling that one, you can create a completely new one.

Will there be an answer key?: Of course, and we’ll be able to tell you how many you missed, as our current practice exams do. However, unlike our current practice exams, when you answer a question, you’ll find out immediately if you got it right or wrong. There will also be an answer explanation for each one of course. We’re toying with including video explanations of how to work the problems, as well, but that would be down the line.

What if I read the answer explanation and still don’t understand?: We’re hoping our explanations will be complete and thorough, and will not require any extra explanation. Right now, we don’t have a mechanism for providing extra instruction beyond what’s on the exam application. At some point, we will probably provide links to our videos that further explain the topic relevant to the question, but you will have to have purchased that video to gain access ($50 plus tax for each of our six monthly sessions).

Is there any way to gauge how quickly I’m completing a practice exam?: Yes. We’ve added a clock to each one. As long as you are actively using the exam — you’ve logged into your account and the page is engaged — the clock will run. When you move to another page, it will stop. That way, we hope you’ll get a good sense of how quickly you’re moving through the content. The most common reason for failing the exam is running out of time.

How long is my registration good for?: A year. If you get bad news in July, you’ll have the remaining 12 months after purchase to practice up before the next one rolls around. The end date will be readily available, so it won’t sneak up on you.

The actual exam is made up of questions from five topics. Will the exam application follow these ratios as well?: Yes. Questions will come from the NFLPA memo setting forth the ratio of questions in each of five categories. The categories are CBA (39), Salary information resources (2), NFL Policies and Procedures (9), NFLPA Regulations Concerning Contract Advisors (8) and NFLPA Players Inc. (2). Sixty questions total.

Will the two current practice exams remain available?: Eventually, no. They’ll both be taken down. The exam application will be all we maintain.

Will more questions be added later?: Maybe. We envision having as many as 300 questions in the well at some point. However, for the current exam cycle, we’ll probably stay at 200.

People who subscribe to ITL get a discount on the current practice exams. Will ITL subscribers also get a discount on the exam application?: We’re still figuring that out. Probably, later. For now, we’re going to have test-takers pay the introductory price ($250 plus tax) and that’s all.

If you’re taking the exam, we hope this new application helps you ready yourself for next month in a fair, cost-effective way. Still have questions? DM us at @insidetheleague on Twitter. We’re here to help.