Don Yee

DON YEE: The NFL’s Most Trusted Advisor

Sports Agent Who Guided Tom Brady’s Career Now Brings His Negotiation Playbook to the Corporate World

For nearly 40 years, sports agent and attorney Don Yee has been one of the most prolific and influential negotiators in American sports — connected to some of the most memorable and iconic NFL games and moments, on and off the field. As founder of Yee & Dubin Sports, he has spent decades in the room for the highest-stakes contract negotiations in the NFL, guiding the careers of some of the league’s best players and coaches, including the winningest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady. Today, Yee represents Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, and Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy — and translates the same strategic thinking that built those relationships into frameworks any business leader can use at the negotiating table.

HERE’S WHAT MAKES DON EXTRAORDINARY

Elite Client Roster

✅ Founder of Yee & Dubin Sports

✅ Guided the career of Tom Brady, the winningest quarterback in NFL history

✅ Currently represents Denver Broncos HC Sean Payton

✅ Currently represents Los Angeles Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh

✅ Currently represents Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike McCarthy

✅ Has represented numerous Pro Football Hall of Fame members

✅ Has represented numerous NFL team Hall of Fame members and College Football Hall of Fame members

A Master Negotiator’s Journey

✅ Grew up in a small town with no major league sports nearby

✅ Began working in professional baseball at age 13

✅ Charted a deliberate path toward negotiating for the very best players and coaches in the world

✅ Built a career on one core skill: winning at the negotiating table, sustained over decades — a skill that transfers directly to any boardroom

Legal & Media Credentials

✅ Law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law

✅ Based in Los Angeles

✅ Contributing writer for the Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, USA Today, and numerous other publications

✅ First-hand witness to — and negotiator in — the modern NFL’s biggest business moments

HIS MESSAGE: THE NEGOTIATION PLAYBOOK BEHIND THE NFL’S BIGGEST DEALS — NOW FOR YOUR BOARDROOM

Don has spent nearly four decades negotiating on behalf of the athletes and coaches who define the NFL. The pressure, the stakes, and the scrutiny in those rooms are as intense as it gets in any industry — and the strategies that win there apply directly to corporate negotiation, deal-making, and leadership.

He teaches audiences:

✅ The negotiation strategies used to secure historic contracts for elite NFL talent — and how to apply them to business deals

✅ How to walk into any high-stakes negotiation prepared, composed, and in control

✅ How to build leverage — and know when and how to use it, whether the deal is a contract or a corporate merger

✅ Real, first-hand stories from negotiating some of the most significant business moments in modern NFL history, translated into takeaways for any industry

✅ How to navigate business, legal, and emotional pressure under intense public scrutiny

HIS PHILOSOPHY: THE LONG GAME

Don’s negotiating philosophy was shaped early — by choice, not circumstance. Coming from a small town with no major league sports, he built his path from the ground up, starting in professional baseball at just 13 years old.

He believes:

✅ Great negotiation is a discipline, not a single tactic — and it works the same whether you’re across the table from an NFL owner or a corporate board

✅ The best deals are built on trust and preparation, not pressure alone

✅ Real leverage comes from patience and long-term thinking

✅ Vision and preparation outperform shortcuts every time, in sports or business

SPEAKING TOPICS

✅ The Art of Negotiation: What Corporate Leaders Can Learn from the NFL’s Biggest Deals

✅ Representing Greatness: Negotiation Lessons from Managing Elite Careers

✅ The Long Game: Building Leverage, Trust, and Deals That Last

✅ Leadership Under the Brightest Lights: Negotiating Under Intense Public Scrutiny

✅ From a Small Town to the Super Bowl: A Personal Journey in Vision and Strategy

IDEAL FOR

✅ Sales, negotiation, and business strategy conferences

✅ Corporate keynotes on negotiation and deal-making

✅ Executive retreats focused on high-stakes decision-making

✅ Legal and sports law associations

✅ Leadership summits across any industry

WHY BOOK DON

Don doesn’t speak in hypotheticals — he speaks from nearly 40 years of negotiating inside the rooms where the NFL’s biggest deals get made. As one of the most prolific and well-known agents in the sport, he translates that experience into a negotiation playbook any corporate audience can put to work immediately, regardless of industry.

Your audience will leave understanding:

✅ Negotiation strategies they can apply directly to their own deals and contracts

✅ How to build leverage and use it effectively in any business context

✅ How to lead and negotiate under intense scrutiny

✅ First-hand lessons from some of the NFL’s most iconic contract battles — reframed for the boardroom

📧 Email: contact@presbourgspeakers.com

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Contact us today to discuss your event and check Don’s availability.