TCU football alum wins national honor

TCU football alum and current NFL Players Association counsel Joe D. Briggs '99 was named this week the Sports, Entertainment & Arts Lawyer of the Year by the National Bar Association, the oldest and largest association of African-American lawyers and judges. The honor was presented to Briggs yesterday in Las Vegas.

Briggs joined the NFLPA in 2006 as a member of the Financial Programs Department and currently serves as the organization’s Public Policy Counsel.

Outside of the NFLPA, Briggs is Special Assistant to the President at the National Bar Association. He also teaches at Georgetown University’s Sports Industry Management program and is a co-founder of IMPACT, an organization focused on enhancing economic empowerment opportunities for emerging leaders.

Briggs earned three varsity letters at TCU as a defensive tackle out of Haines City, Fla. Briggs went on to complete a master’s degree at Florida A&M University and earn his juris doctorate at Florida State University College of Law in 2006.

Joe Briggs on Twitter: @JoeBriggsEsq
Website: http://joebriggsesq.com/

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As part of his duties as NFLPA Public Policy Council, Briggs introduces local AFL-CIO and civic leaders to football fans at Eagle Street Grille on October 19, 2010, in St. Paul, Minn. (Kevin A. Koski/NFLPA)

TCU alumni Joe Briggs (NFLPA) and quarterback Andy Dalton '11 (Cincinnati Bengals) do the Horned Frog hand sign at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere May 21, 2011 in Los Angeles. (Kevin A. Koski/NFLPA)