Lawsuit Says Dolphins’ Will Allen Owes $200,000 To Former Sports Agency
Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen’s name has surfaced yet again in another off-the-field matter over money, this time as a result of a complaint filed against him in the Broward County Clerk of Courts for what has been alleged as “contract indebtedness.”
The complaint, which was filed June 17 by the sports agency that formerly represented him, claims Allen never began making payments on a settlement that resulted when a lawsuit was scheduled to go to court alleging Allen never paid for the agency’s services.
When Allen settled out of court with CAA, he agreed to pay nearly $200,000 in past-due commissions that stemmed from a four-year contract signed with the Dolphins in 2006, a person within the sports firm said.
The source was not yet aware of whether Allen has been served with the complaint, but the attorney representing CAA, Neil Frank, has filed the papers with Broward’s civil division circuit court, according to the Clerk of Court’s Web site.
Agent Tom Condon of CAA Sports Inc. represented Allen when he signed the four-year deal with Miami in 2006, but agent Drew Rosenhaus is Allen’s current representation. Allen was not immediately available for comment.
Condon’s firm, CAA, is one of the most powerful agencies in the world of sports and show business.
Allen is currently also involved in an investigation by the Davie Police Department as a result of an incident that took place in a shopping center parking lot between Allen and an unidentified man. It is not yet known if the matters are related.
Lt. William Coyne, a spokesperson for the Davie Police Department, has said the conflict between Allen and the unnamed man is over money either owed or invested. Allen has not been charged with any crime, but merely gave a voluntary statement to the Davie Police Department.
A local television station later reported that the incident stemmed from gambling debt, which has not been corroborated by Allen, the police department or any other media entity. Allen has not commented publicly, but he has told others privately that gambling has nothing to do with the parking lot dispute.
It is not known whether that incident, which is also allegedly over money, is at all tied with the current complain filed by CAA. Once Allen is served with the current lawsuit by CAA, he will have 20 days to respond.
- Jeff Darlington, Miami Herald
