The full details regarding the job opening, including background information on Priority Sports & Entertainment, a summary of the position, essential duties and responsibilities, core competencies, and education and experience required are found in the attachment embedded below. Here are some key points: The title of the position is Chief Marketing Officer. Will report to […]
If you are following the NFL Draft, you also want to follow this list of players selected (along with their agents), which will be updated as the Draft moves along. I cannot complain with the Miami Dolphins’ pick of Ryan Tannehill. His wife is thrilled as well. Tough loss in 2OT for my hometown Florida […]
Prior coverage of NFL Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2011 | 2010 Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Click here for downloadable spreadsheet of the player/agent list by player position The 2012 NFL Draft player/agent pairings is brought to you with the help of our partner, Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW). SMWW’s Athlete Management Course offers […]
Starting tonight, Sports Agent Blog will get cracking on its annual list of players selected in the NFL Draft, along with their sports agents of record. Make sure to follow @SportsAgentBlog on Twitter while keeping track of who is being drafted. Here are a couple of the lists that have been created in the past: […]
A new agency named Symmetry was established in the past year. Mook Williams, an attorney, is the President of Symmetry. Joining him is Brian McLaughlin as Vice President, who used to work at National Sports Management with Williams. They are proud to announce the following players as the company’s inaugural class: WR Marcus Rivers, Buffalo. 6’3 / 220 pound receiver with […]
It brings me great pleasure to announce that a former independent contractor of the now defunct sports agency, Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC (I am no longer a sports agent, and the company name is now Dynasty Dealings, LLC), is being supported by a company that has allowed him to run its newly created baseball division. I […]
Austin Walton of Walton Sports Management Group (WSMG) has signed Oakland Senior point guard Reggie Hamilton. Hamilton led all of Division 1 in scoring in 2011/12, which is something no Summit League player had ever accomplished before. He averaged 26.2 points per game and shot 42% from three-point range. DraftExpress.com currently ranks him as the 46th best […]
A few days ago I read an article on USATODAY.com titled, “Pro athletes often fumble the financial ball.” It discusses how often college athletes become instant millionaires, but squander their riches and end up broke. Is it the sense of entitlement? The hangers-on? Bad advice from athletes’ “management teams?” Not having a “management team?” Players’ […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. The “Choice of Law” issue will undoubtedly play a major role in determining the outcome of the first Aaron Mintz v. Priority Sports lawsuit. […]
Evolution Management + Marketing, a company that I have highlighted in the past based on its marketing for two-time Super Bowl MVP Terry Bradshaw and 2011 NBA Draft pick Enes Kanter, has recently added a couple of new clients in Rakim Sanders and Hassan Whiteside. Sanders just completed his Senior season at Fairfield Unviersity. The 6’5 225lb forward is listed as […]