The decision by Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. to enter the transfer portal shocked and angered the Huskies because only days earlier the sophomore breakout star had signed a lucrative name, image and likeness deal to remain in Seattle.
Williams’ decision to spurn Washington clearly didn’t sit well with his agent Douglas Hendrickson, the high-powered president of the Wasserman Football. Hendrickson announced Thursday that he had dropped Williams as a client “effective immediately due to philosophical differences.”
Legal action by Washington could be next, two weeks after similar events prompted an exchange of lawsuits involving Damon Wilson II, an edge rusher who transferred from Georgia to Missouri in January 2025, days after signing an NIL contract.