Famed NFL agent breaks down Jaxson Dart-Trump controversy, how 'Athletes for Obama' fell apart

Legendary NFL cause Leigh Steinberg, who has represented a grounds 8 first-overall draught picks and is the taxable of the deed sports movie "Jerry Maguire," has revealed his judgement connected Jaxson Dart's determination to present President Donald Trump astatine a caller rally.

Steinberg besides revealed helium erstwhile helped with a conjugation called "Athletes for Obama," but it was canceled earlier it was adjacent announced, and why.

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New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart greets President Donald Trump during a Fighting For American Workers lawsuit successful Suffern, N.Y., connected May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

In an exclusive interrogation with Fox News Digital, Steinberg agreed that the caller backlash against Dart by the mainstream media is "overblown."

"I do, due to the fact that again, there's a agelong past of athletes backing Democratic candidates," Steinberg said erstwhile asked if helium believed the backlash was "overblown."

"Athletes similar LeBron James and Stephen Curry person openly backed Democratic candidates, with small comparative comparable backlash."

Dart's beingness astatine the Trump rally was constricted to the backmost starring a elemental "Go Big Blue!" chant and past introducing Trump with the phrase, "I'm grateful, I'm honored, I'm pleasured to present the 45th and 47th President of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump!"

Dart did not marque immoderate governmental connection astatine the rally. Steinberg believes that making a governmental connection is simply a enactment that Dart was astute not to cross.

"If helium had gotten up and done a partisan speech, that would person been a measurement excessively far... we similar athletes to beryllium accessible to radical of each governmental persuasions," Steineberg said.

NFL backmost Jaxson Dart hugs President Donald Trump during a Fighting For American Workers lawsuit successful Suffern, N.Y., connected May 22, 2026. (Ryan Murphy/AP)

"Traditionally the President of the United States has assorted roles. On the 1 manus helium is partisan and connected the different hand, helium is apolitical, helium is the  typical of our country. If the president is not partisan successful the lawsuit past it is peculiarly due to present him."

Steinberg was lone acrophobic for Dart astatine a infinitesimal during the lawsuit erstwhile Trump was speaking, and invoked Dart successful a spot that appeared related to the contented of trans athletes successful women's sports.

Trump asked Dart however helium would fare competing against women, earlier saying "this is not a bully happening for women," during the speech.

"The President evidently talked astir transgender issues, and that's different peculiarly polarizing issue," Steinberg said. "I would not privation Jaxson Dart to beryllium successful the mediate of a contention astir transgender athletes."

Ultimately, from a concern perspective, Steinberg believes that Dart's instauration of the president tin beryllium advantageous to the quarterback's marque and selling potential.

"He's making friendships, making contacts gathering concern radical doing a assortment of things," Steinberg said.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart arsenic helium arrives to talk astatine Rockland Community College successful Suffern, N.Y., connected May 22, 2026. (Alex Brandon/AP)

"There's endorsements that tin travel due to the fact that of elevated profile. There are plentifulness of radical who backed the president who owned businesses that could helium could person equity successful oregon ain oregon bash endorsements with.

"And nationalist speaking is ever the accomplishment and being capable to link with the crowd, and truthful determination are a batch of ways successful which you could assistance him."

'Athletes for Obama'

Steinberg said that backmost successful 2008, arsenic an NFL ace agent, helium was helping to signifier an involvement radical called "Athletes for Obama."

However, aft Obama's Republican opponent, the precocious John McCain, began utilizing run tactics to represent Obama arsenic a "celebrity" candidate, the involvement radical was canceled, per Steinberg.

"They ne'er announced the enactment due to the fact that it came astatine a clip wherever McCain kept making the constituent that helium was a 'celebrity,'" Steinberg said. "They ne'er announced it due to the fact that McCain made a large governmental contented retired of the information that this was a 'celebrity' candidate, that helium wasn't superior astir stuff."

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However, Steinberg said that each of the athletes that primitively committed to "Athletes for Obama" ended up endorsing Obama individually anyway.

"There were a full batch of athletes who endorsed Obama erstwhile helium ran for president. Of people helium was the cleanable diversion candidate, due to the fact that helium was Black, helium was young, helium was diversion himself," Steinberg said.

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