Did you know that Major League Soccer teams operate under a $1.6 to $2 million salary cap (3 sources gave 3 different figures)? I definitely was unaware of this fact until I heard about a new rule that allows MLS teams to get around the restriction. The MLS has adopted the Beckham Rule, which will […]
Author: 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.
Agent Spotlight: Kristen Kuliga
It all started with Doug Flutie, but then again, what good story does not begin with him? Kristen Kuliga can thank Flutie for helping her become the first and only women to represent an NFL player [Female agent to speak at Waterbury Forum]. Flutie can thank Kuliga for being the highest paid backup quarterback in […]
The End of The Leighgacy
The pioneer of athlete representation, Leigh Steinberg, has stepped down as a Sports Agent and has turned over all of his operations to Bruce and Ryan Tollner. Bruce and Ryan are cousins, not brothers as some may think. Bruce is the child of Ted Tollner who was the former head coach of USC and San […]
1. Kengshill Scheider Pujols of the minor league Vero Beach Dodgers is being charged for drug possession after being caught with 130 bags of crack. He has been released from the team [Dodgers Release Crack Smuggling Minor Leaguer]. 2. Antonio Bryant of the San Fransisco 49ers was arrested for DUI and resisting arrest, but at […]
The new labor deal that will extend to December 11, 2011 (mark it on your calendar) was completed and agreed upon at the end of October. Instead of reporting about it along the way, I decided to wait until the dust settled and many different sources made comments about the deal. This post will serve […]
Miami Internship Opportunity
Word just in from a friend working over at the Miami Beach division of William Morris Agency. In an effort to grow its Miami division and incorporate more sports into its overall business plan, WMA is looking for qualified individuals to apply for a trainee position. If you are serious about wanting to break into […]
But how are you going to get your client the money he/she deserves? All decisions are made at the negotiation table, and you need to bring a lot of tools with you when entering conversation with a team’s general manager (or other person in charge of payroll). Monster.com recently released the Top 10 Tips for […]
On July 25th, I talked about how the salaries of coaches in all collegiate sports are on the rise. Today, I highlight USAToday.com’s in-depth analysis of college football coach income [USATODAY.com – Coaches compensation]. A few things stick out. In particular: Coaches at the top D-I programs make an average yearly salary of $950,000 before […]
1. Fred Weary of the Houston Texans was tasered while resisting arrest in a traffic stop for not having a front license plate [Texans OL Weary tasered, arrested after traffic stop]. With all these football players getting tasered, you may think it’s painless. Eh…on second thought: [Taser Guns Video].
News & Notes 2.0
Sports Agents like their News & Notes, and they like them at the beginning of the day. Every day, right when I walked through the door and into my chair as an intern at Career Sports & Entertainment, I sat down and worked on reading all of local papers from the cities that the company […]