- NFL safety Ar'Darius Washington has signed with Athletes First for representation, with agent Trevon Smith leading his team.
- Washington spent his entire five-season NFL career with the Baltimore Ravens before signing a one-year, $3 million deal with the New York Giants in March 2026.
- Washington's breakout 2024 season (64 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 8 pass breakups) was followed by a torn Achilles that limited him to just 4 games in 2025.
- Athletes First has been on an aggressive signing run in 2026, recently adding Mike Jackson Sr., Tank Dell, Cor'Dale Flott, and Jordan McFadden to its roster.
Ar’Darius Washington has officially signed with Athletes First for NFL representation, with agent Trevon Smith leading his team. Washington, a 26-year-old safety now with the New York Giants, joins one of the NFL’s most active agencies at a critical point in his career.
The TCU product spent five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens after going undrafted in 2021. He broke out in 2024 with 64 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 8 pass breakups across 17 games, earning the starting safety role in Baltimore.
A torn Achilles in May 2025 limited him to just 4 games that season, but he bounced back to land a one-year, $3 million deal with the Giants in March 2026.
Smith, an NFLPA-certified agent based at Athletes First since 2017, was also part of the agency team behind the recent Mike Jackson Sr. signing.
The agency has been stacking elite defensive talent fast: Tank Dell, Cordale Flott, and Jordan McFadden were all added to the Athletes First roster in 2026.
Led by David Mulugheta, the first agent in NFL history to negotiate over $1 billion in contracts in a single year, Athletes First brings serious contract firepower to Washington’s corner as he works to re-establish himself in New York.
Takeaways
This is a smart, timely move. Washington is entering what could be a prove-it season with the Giants, and having Athletes First behind him, the same agency that landed Jordan Love’s $220M deal, signals he and his team are thinking beyond 2026.
Trevon Smith is a rising name within the agency, having been part of multiple high-profile signings already this year. The agency’s aggressive run at elite defensive backs makes this feel less like a coincidence and more like a deliberate strategy.
Can Ar’Darius Washington stay healthy in 2026 and turn this one-year Giants deal into a multi-year contract? Is Athletes First building the most dominant defensive back representation stable in the NFL?
