NFL agent Tory Dandy is heading to Athletes First as an equity partner. Dandy spent the last nine years at CAA Sports as the managing partner and co-head of football, where he negotiated deals for some of football’s top names like Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb, Eagles WR A.J. Brown, Broncos CB Patrick Surtain II, Browns CB Denzel Ward, and dozens more.

Tory Dandy has been close to football his entire life. Tory’s experience as a college football standout at South Carolina State University and Tusculum College allows him the ability to relate to his clients both on and off the field. As an NFLPA agent, Tory is very passionate about supporting his clients and their families both personally and professionally. 

Tory obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a minor in Sports Management from Tusculum College in 2002. He earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Webster University in 2004. 

Tory is actively involved in the community, where he tours numerous schools and churches speaking to and positively encouraging youth. Tory also serves as a youth mentor of the CDC Mentor Program of the Carolinas. In 2013, he established an annual scholarship, “The Tory Dandy Educational Scholarship” for graduating seniors from his high school (Woodruff High) in South Carolina.

Tory began his professional career in 2004 and was soon promoted to Director of Recruiting at Synergy Sports. In 2006, Tory transitioned to Director of Recruiting with Maximum Sports with veteran agents Eugene Parker and Roosevelt Barnes. In 2009, at the young age of 29, Tory signed the #3 overall pick with client, Tyson Jackson. 
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Tory helped represent numerous clients while at Maximum Sports. After a very successful career at Maximum Sports, Tory joined the Relativity Sports Family in 2013. As a certified NFLPA agent, Tory is involved in all aspects of his clients’ representation, with his primary focus being contract negotiation, client services, and the pre-draft process. As of July 2025, Tory is now an equity partner at Athletes First.  

Achievements

• Negotiated over one billion active NFL contracts
• Sports Business Journal 40 under forty
• Onyx Magazine's Men of Honor 2023 Rich Black Vanguard Award
• Back-to-back years' top 5 NFL draft picks
• 8 NFL 1st rounders in the past three years
• 2018 Made Man of Charlotte Honoree
• Been featured in Black Enterprise, Forbes, and Sports Illustrated
• Cameo in the  movie "What Men Want" starring Taraji P. Henson