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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/8/2013)

New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker will be looking to get paid this offseason.  Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker will be looking to get paid this offseason. Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports

First, I have to thank the Miami Heat for scheduling a great slate of games on my birthday weekend.  Between a game against the Clippers tonight, my birthday tomorrow, and the Lakers vs. Heat on Sunday, this is sure to be a fun filled number of days.  Articles this past week on Forbes.com include: (1) Value Of Super Bowl Branding In And Around The Mercedes-Benz Superdome; (2) Super Bowl Prop Bets That Provide Plenty Of Entertainment; (3) Tide’s Super Bowl Campaign Is A Winner; (4) Department Of Justice Steps Into Fight Over Sports Gambling In New Jersey; (5) National Signing Day: From Fax Machines To Digital Recruiting; and (6) Stop Calling Chris Culliver A Bigot.  And as always, the weekly wrap-up:

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By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.