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Dan Vertlieb is the biggest player in what is considered to be the Canadian Football League’s most robust free-agent market in memory.

A decade after finishing law school and opening his own sports agency, Vertlieb’s firm, Core Sports Group, represents all of the CFL’s big-name pending free-agent quarterbacks – including its two biggest prizes in Mike Reilly and Bo Levi Mitchell.

Vertlieb has avoided talking publicly ahead of free agency opening on Feb. 12, but the two most recent winners of the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player Award are expected to set a new standard for quarterback compensation if they hit the market this week, possibly signing for in excess of $700,000 per season.

Given that he also represents Travis Lulay and Zach Collaros, and is partners with Paul Brown, the agent for Trevor Harris, Vertlieb’s influence could significantly shift the balance of power in the CFL in 2019.

https://www.tsn.ca/one-agency-contro...rket-1.1255727