On New Years Eve, when I warned to look for amazing new features in 2007, I was not kidding around! As you notice on the bottom of the page, there are two other contributors to this site besides myself. Chris Lesley has made his presence with an international look to some Sports Agent issues, but […]
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.
Chad Sloat over at Help me become a sports agent… (yes, the 2nd Sports Agent blog on the internet that we totally support) made a post about the value of completing a dual JD/MBA program. I believe that he makes a very good point, and receiving a dual degree is something that I have been […]
1 New Sports Agency Link Added
Core Sports Management. The company has more NFLPA certified contract advisors than any other single agency. As always, the agency will be added to the large listing of Sports Agencies on the Links section at the top of the blog. -Darren Heitner
Visionary Post Of The Months
Screw Nightmare Clients of the Week today. If you committed a stupid act over the past two weeks and possibly put your professional career in jeopardy, at least you will get a pardon from seeing your name on this website. That is my Holiday gift to you. In addition, here are my Visionary Post Of […]
Happy 1 Year Anniversary/New Year
First of all, Happy New Year to all of our long-time readers, new subscribers, and people who just happened to google the right search term to land on this page. In addition, I would like to thank everyone who has accessed this site for the many e-mails, comments, and hits that this blog has received […]
Larry Reynolds was dropped as Ryan Howard’s agent [Howard dismisses agent; Phils mull raise]. Reynolds will miss out on quite a chunk of change when Howard becomes arbitration eligible after the 2007 season. Howard will move onto his third agent shortly (his first was Jim Turner), and there is a good chance that it may […]
To My Jewish People
Enjoy this YouTube clip that features Hannukah greetings from NBA players (mostly from Miami Heat players) [YouTube – NBA stars Hannukah greetings]. Kapono loves the Jews, Kobe wants them to stay up, and Ricky Davis wants to keep them torched (the candles that is). I’m confused. Enjoy. -Darren Heitner
No More Commissions
I just got home from a week long vacation in Beech Mountain, NC, and boy do I have a lot of catching up to do! Before I begin reading over the myriad of blogs that I have missed over the past week, I want to post about something I read in Rick Karcher’s Willamette Law […]
Greetings From Beech Mountain, NC
Sorry about the absence of posts for the past week. I forgot to mention that I would be vacationing in North Carolina until December 29th. Have no fear, this site is still up and stronger than ever. I will be introducing a new column led by contributor Matthew Vuckovich very shortly, which should be an […]
Show MLB The Money
In 2005, the average salary in baseball was $2,476,589. In 2006, that figure jumped up to $2,699,292 [Average MLB salary rose 9 percent in ’06]. The average MLB salary should break $3 million in the near future, which is a promising sign for athletes and agents. Here is an interesting breakdown by position: Third basemen […]