On November 22, I talked about the United Football League’s $150,000 Transfer Fee, which is embedded into Section 3(b)(iv) of the UFL Uniform Player Contract. The fee is only being applied to NFL teams that wish to sign a UFL player directly to their active rosters. It may be waived by the Commissioner of the […]
Month: November 2010
Sports agents spend so much time working with an assortment of clients and personalities, all with differing degrees of needs, that it is easy to forget about the consumer end of the sporting world. If you’re a sports agent, you may feel constantly wrapped up in the demands of your client or the law and […]
On November 22, 2010, I wrote about a University of Southern California student named Teague Egan. Egan, who is licensed by the NFL Players Association, was found to have given Dillon Baxter (a student-athlete at USC), a ride on his golf cart, which prominently displays the logo of his company (as seen at the bottom […]
Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all. Anyone go out to the stores real early today? With so many great deals to be found online, I feel like it is not even necessary to do your body such a disservice by waking up so early after a big day of eating. I am up in Tallahassee, Florida […]
Back in March, I wrote about Cleveland Indians’ outfielder Shin-Soo Choo switching from Octagon to Scott Boras, and his impending service in the South Korean Army. As a South Korean-native, the 28-year old Choo was slated to spend two years in the national Army before reaching 30. However, after winning the gold medal in last […]
Scott Boras‘ company might have exploited Dominican Republic talented baseball players by giving them and their families loans and other payments in return for a better chance to represent the players and earn back the money paid out, and more, through the commissions received on their signing bonuses. Scott Boras and his company would stand to […]
Compliance offices take note of what Texas A&M University is doing. Texas A&M Compliance is on Facebook and Twitter, but so are many other programs. How many offices are publishing a “Guide to NCAA Rules for Those Associated with Student-Athletes?” Titled “ENTOURAGE”, the guide is distributed to individuals associated with Texas A&M Athletics and those […]
Every four months, starting on January 1, Dynasty Athlete Representation establishes a new class of interns to help with the day-to-day company work and lengthier projects. Currently, we only accept college students (undergrad, masters, J.D., PhD, etc. all permitted). Those students are often taking classes during their internship. One of our current interns, Michael Goldberg, […]
I have no idea if the United Football League (UFL) is doing well with its attendance or TV ratings, and I sure hope that the league does not lose another $30 million as it did last year. What I do know is that many agents persuade their fringe NFL clients to sign contracts with the UFL, because […]
I am a month late on reporting Zach Britton’s switch from Hendricks Sports to Boras Corp. What is most interesting is what the Baltimore Orioles 2010 Minor League Pitcher of the Year said about his former representation: “I was with Hendricks Sports and dealt with Matt Laird. He was great but I never really had […]