As we turn the page on five months of getting hundreds of people ready for the 2025 NFL Agent Exam, we wanted to tie up a few loose ends. Here are a few last thoughts, whether you took the exam, want to take it, or have taken it.

The NFLPA’s online sessions got mixed reviews: The Players Association’s first run-through since Agent Relations chief Mark Levin retired was always going to be a little bumpy, but all in all, the feedback received was not a lot different from what we’ve heard the last 10+ years. Bottom line, if your strategy is to let the NFLPA serve as your exam prep program, you’re in deep trouble. There’s just too much content to present in a two-day period.

Don’t like math, but want to be an agent? You’re in luck: If the last two agent exams are any indication, you don’t have to be able to work simple algebra to obtain certification. Though we aggressively taught all the concepts for figuring workman’s comp offsets, injury settlements, termination pay and forfeitable salary, questions have focused more on the theoretical than on determining hard numbers of late.

There were a few repeat questions from last year’s exam: Last year, dozens of test-takers expressed surprise at a question that involved a scenario where a player pushes a coach, then punches him, during a game. Well, that question made a surprise reappearance this year.

The study guide remains a big hit: We got lots of unsolicited (positive) feedback on our study guide, which remains the best resource on the market for passing the exam. “The study guide was really helpful as a quick reference!,” said one prospective agent. Said another: “I would have been lost without your study guide and practice exam.” One more: “The study guides and practice tests have been worth their weight in gold.” On second thought, the practice exams have been pretty popular, as well. We’ll have more feedback from this year’s test-takers on our exam prep materials in the Friday Wrap (register for it here).

Extreme measures: Judging from the experiences of a couple of this year’s test-takers, some of the staffers at testing facilities have a background at TSA. At least two people showed up for the exam and had to prove they had nothing in their socks. Jackets, shoes and all manner of pockets were not off-limits.

Results are about six weeks away: So how long will it take for results to come back? Last year’s results arrived Sept. 6, a Friday. The two previous years, they came in the second Friday of September. Generally speaking, the Players Association likes to give successful test-takers about a month to round up the necessary funds to pay for liability insurance and dues (about another $2,500).

We’ll go into greater detail on our service the people we serve in today’s Friday Wrap. Register for it here.