Today I am traveling south to guest lecture in Professor Peter Carfagna’s Sports Law class at the University of Miami Law School. The Harvard Law professor who teaches this class for two weeks wants me to discuss NCAA Amateurism Issues and Agent Regulation Statutes and Rules. That seems manageable. Next week, I am off to Oregon Law to be the Keynote Speaker at its Sports and Entertainment event. You can always check me out on Forbes and Inc. Here are some stories you may have missed over the past week:
Football
- 47 players have been invited as alternates [The Scammiest Pro Bowl in Scammy Pro Bowl History].
- Russell Okung seems to have created an awkward situation [Seahawks player who doesn’t use an agent emailed all 32 NFL teams to discuss free agency, and there’s a big problem with it].
- Bus Cook said he has no timetable for when Calvin will make a decision [Agent: Still no decision on Calvin Johnson’s future].
Baseball
- Jonathan Weisz’s property will be put up for auction on Feb. 23 unless sold prior to that date [Sports agent’s Poway home and private baseball field to be auctioned].
- Beverly Hills Sports Council agent discussed the life of being a young sports agent [Episode 7 – Jair Bogaerts].
- Agent Van Wagenen was discussing 5-to-6 year deals with the Orioles and Nationals [Mets Got Cespedes With a Give-and-Take: More Money but Fewer Years].
Entertainment
- Technically White does PR and isn’t an “agent” [Jennifer Aniston to Play Sports Agent Denise White in Fox 2000’s ‘The Fixer’].
