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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (1/31/2014)

Post author By Darren Heitner
Post date January 31, 2014

Louisville Cardinals quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) reacts to a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

QB Teddy Bridgewater has yet to sign an agent leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft. Photo Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

My forthcoming Sports Law book is now available for pre-order! I am up in New York City, where the weather is not so bad, but the traffic is horrendous. What else would you expect in one of the busiest towns in the world that just happens to be hosting (along with New Jersey) the Super Bowl? It has already been a week full of events, which will continue on through today and tomorrow. I am staying up here until Monday and then flying out to Los Angeles on Thursday for some meetings and to speak at Chapman Law. Hope you can make it if you’re in the area. This week on FORBES: (1) Ndamukong Suh Seems To Be Making More Questionable Choices; (2) Broncos Vs. Seahawks Super Bowl Tickets Becoming More Affordable By The Day; (3) 2014 Super Bowl To Serve As Special Celebration For Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg; (4) Gatorade’s Impact On The Super Bowl Goes Beyond A Fun Prop Bet; (5) Marshawn Lynch Talks Little But Tastes The Rainbow With Skittles Endorsement Deal; (6) Platform Gives Super Bowl Spectators Option Of Staying Home With A Panoramic, Multi-Layered View Of The Game; and (7) Verizon’s Super Bowl Scheme Is To Save $4 Million And Light Up The Sky. And as always, the wrap-up:

Football

Good look at agent selection process from someone not heavily recruited [For former South Pointe Stallion chasing NFL dream, agent selection crucial].
By Theresa Therilus, a Harvard-educated lawyer [This Is What It’s Like to Be a Black Female NFL Agent].
Did not know Leigh signed on to do a reality show [Leigh Steinberg: “Being Successful In The World Wasn’t Difficult, It Was Dealing With These Personal Things”].
Bridgewater still hasn’t signed with an agent [Teddy Bridgewater’s Relationship With Abram Elam Is Refreshing].
Major news this week was stated attempt by some college football players to unionize [Unionization may fail but not a failure].

Baseball

Former baseball player giving it a go as sports agent [The other Bogaerts brother: The journey of Jair Bogaerts].
The closing line is classic [Ortiz grumbling about contract status].

Tennis

And thanks agent for making her rich [Li Na Wins Australian Open, Sasses Husband In Victory Speech].

Tags David Ortiz, Jair Bogaerts, leigh steinberg, Li Na, Teddy Bridgewater

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.