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Sports Law

Want to be an NFL agent?

To become an NFL Sports Agent, the NFLPA (players association) requires you to go through a longer process than the other 2 main American sports. The current specifications are as follows: A non-refundable application fee of $1,650.00 Undergraduate AND post graduate degree (Master’s or Law) from an accredited college/university. Mandatory attendance at a 2006 (if […]

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College Football Players Colleges NFL Teams

The Vincent Young Raffle

Well if Reggie Bush gets a sweepstakes, I figure Vincent Young deserves a raffle. With a 22 point Nielson-index rating (35.6 million of the 130 million American TV households watched), the entire country was able to see just how much Vincent Young meant to his undefeated Texas Longhorn team. But if he declares himself eligible […]

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State of the Blog (Union?)

I can now confidently say that this experiment (blog) is on its feet and will only grow from here. In only its 5th day of existence and 4th day of counting visitors, this site has obtained over 300 visitors and 560 page views. I have been lucky enough to have great visitors so far, with […]

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Colleges

Come Back to Texas…

So maybe Florida (and Georgia as a critic pointed out) has some competition as being the hot schools for current and future Agents to attract amazing talent. Florida currently has the #1 football recruiting class in the nation, finished the season AP #16, came in 2nd in the last College World Series, and is currently […]

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Contract Negotiation

MLB Minimum Salary

Baseball minimum salary jumps to $327,000 3.5% increase from the previous $316,000 minimum salary. [tags]baseball, salary[/tags]

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Contract Negotiation Performance Analysis

Are you Sabermetrics Savy?

As an agent, you need to sell your player at the price he/she deserves. In-depth statistical performance analysis has been the latest fad in Major League Baseball. Billy Beane of the Oakland Athletics has been using it for years, and Paul Depodesta was using it…until he got fired from the Los Angeles Dodgers. I predict […]

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Fantasy Sports Sports Law

MLB Wants Your $$$

Cover up your face MLB…you should be ashamed of yourself… Check out an interesting post over at the Sports Law Blog on: Can Player Statistics Be “Owned”? Apparently the MLB believes that since it has won lawsuit after lawsuit in the past to retain its anti-trust exemption, it can do whatever the hell it wants…charging […]

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Agent Spotlights NBA Players

Agent Spotlight: Mark Stevens

I wish this blog existed in the height of the T.O. fiesta (I figure fiesta could fit the description), although that issue is not overwith anyway. The big talk as of late, though, has turned to Ron Artest and his demand to be traded out of Indiana. Artest’s agent, Mark Stevens has received some press […]

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College Football Players NFL Teams Sports Agents

The Reggie Bush Sweepstakes

So the Houston Texans officially won…by losing A LOT! The top 7 picks of the 2006 NFL Draft will be in this order: 1. Houston Texans (2-14) 2. New Orleans Saints (3-13) 3. Tennessee Titans (4-12) 4. New York Jets (4-12) 5. Green Bay Packers (4-12) 6. Oakland Raiders (4-12) 7. San Fransisco 49ers (4-12)…boy […]

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College Football Players Colleges Recruiting Sports Agents

Chalk One up for the Gators 31-24

Outback Bowl win this year…National Championship next year…you heard it here first! With some of the top recruits in the nation (see: Tim Tebow, Percy Harvin, Carl Johnson) coming to UF next year and the current #1 Recruiting class in the nation, you have to think that the Gainesville, Fl. campus will be swamped (oh, […]