Cam Newton hires agent Bus Cook

Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton has hired representation as he prepares for the NFL draft. The former Auburn quarterback, who is skipping his senior season, signed with co-representatives agent Bus Cook and Washington, D.C.-based Perennial Sports and Entertainment. Perennial CEO Lamell McMorris confirmed the hiring Friday through a spokeswoman. Cook's clients include former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. In a separate development, Auburn's athletic director, Jay Jacobs, told the Birmingham News that Newton's father, Cecil, did not violate an agreement he had with the school regarding his attendance at the BCS Championship Game. Cam Newton led the Tigers to a national title against Oregon, and reaped the Heisman, Maxwell, Davey O'Brien and Manning awards this past season. He also was a source of controversy since November 2010, after revelations surfaced that Cecil Newton shopped his son's services during Mississippi State's recruitment of the then-junior college quarterback. Subsequently, Auburn restricted the father to "limited access" to the program.