According a post by the Sports Law Blog, the Sports Agents for Tyrus Thomas (formerly of LSU) have been trying to coerce a major NBA draft ranking website into changing their listing and bump up their client (Mr. Thomas) up from his current position of #7. While it is true that many people are talking […]
Month: May 2006
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Agent Spotlight: Tom Condon
In a recent interview, with Jason Whitlock, a reporter for the Kansas City Star, Tom Condon called himself an offensive lineman. The comment was in response to the question of whether or not Mr. Condon cared that he was not as notorious as names like Drew Rosenhaus and Scott Boras in the Sports Agent world. […]
Many people were wondering the same thing about men’s collegiate and professional coaches not too long ago. The value of coaches has risen dramatically in the recent past if one were to look at salary figures alone. The newest addition to the millionaire club is the community of coaches in women’s collegiate basketball. Brought to […]
Along with lighting engineers and coffee makers, the occupation of Sports Agent has been added as a new occupation by the Ministry of Labor in China. Sports Agents have been added to the list while the Ministry continues to debate over whether occupations such as: entertainment agents, shoe designers, and wine tasters should be added. […]
One viable option for many years now is to send football players to NFL Europe. Another arena (pun intended) is the Arena Football League (AFL), which will be the option discussed in today’s post. Some interesting notes that I made while reviewing the AFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement: The AFLPA (players association) does not have an […]
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Agent Spotlight: Kevin Gold
The path to becoming a “Superstar Agent” is not etched in stone. Kevin Gold, an attorney at the law office of Rhoads & Sinon, LLP and NFLPA certified contract advisor, prepared himself to become a Sports Agent at a young age. He went to Law School (which has its advantages and disadvantages for future agents) […]
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Sports Agency Link Update
I have just added a bunch of new links to Sports Agency websites on the left side of the blog. Make sure to check them out; they are definitely helpful if you are shopping for an internship/job opportunity with an agency. Some newly added sites include Axcess Sports & Entertainment, Reynolds Sports Management, Kauffman Sports […]
Let’s not lie, many people want to be agents because of the possible high salary that comes along with the job. Let’s also be be clear, though, that it is very hard to be one of the few Sports Agents with a list of top clients that gross you a good amount of money. One […]
Since the post made about the UAAA (Uniform Athlete Agents Agent) on January 6th, one new state has passed the act, making it 34 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S Virgin Islands as adherents. Alabama is one of those states. Section 8-26A-4 of Alabama’s state act under the UAAA says: (a) Except as […]
Before deciding which sport you want to specialize in as an Athlete Agent, it is important to understand the maximum commission available on player contracts. These cap on Agent fees are only regarding team contracts, and Sports Agents may charge a different fee for marketing endorsements (usually 15%-25% as a rule). Here are the current […]