Are you enjoying the daily fantasy football advertisements this season? There could be even more now with a licensing agreement being announced between NFL Players Inc. (NFLPA’s marketing and licensing arm) and DraftKings. [inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=””]The agreement allows for NFL players to participate in DraftKings advertisements[/inlinetweet], including print, social media, digital and mobile. New […]
Huge news came out this week with the NFL Players Association launching ACE Media. Athlete Content & Entertainment (ACE) will be a sports media company focusing on creating unique sports-lifestyle content with athletes. With the NFLPA as a majority shareholder, ACE Media will have exclusive access to more than 1,800 active players. ACE Media will […]
Football super-agent Ben Dogra must be pulling his hair out every time former Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan gets near a mic. Shanahan was the sideline boss during the rise and fall of quarterback Robert Griffin III’s tenure in Washington. He watched the former Baylor star reach great heights and win Offensive Rookie of the […]
With the 2015-16 NFL season rapidly approaching, and training camps winding down, roster sizes league-wide continue to dwindle. This week is huge for roster decisions, as each team’s roster must be down to 53 players by Saturday. Until then, there will be many negotiations between agents and team representatives trying to best ensure that their […]
Press Release from EarQ: Following significant player participation at the 2015 NFL Players Association’s (NFLPA) Conference in March, EarQ and the Professional Athletes Foundation (PAF) brought their landmark hearing health research program to the Chicago chapter of the NFLPA. On August 29 and 30, representatives of EarQ, with several representatives of Sivantos, Inc., provided participating […]
Steve Clarkson Dreammaker LLC. and Adidas Football announced a partnership designed to enhance quarterback training to further develop up and coming quarterbacks. This forms the first ever partnership between a private quarterback coach and a global apparel company. Included is a program with technology advancement in coaching technique, performance training, virtual reality, product wearable customization, […]
I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called “Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports.” Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. A couple of years […]
Press Release via Legacy Agency: NASCAR’s #88 driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Carolina Panthers #88 tight end Greg Olsen have teamed up to raise money for the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fundraising event called, “Weekend with the 88s,” will offer one lucky winner and their guest an unprecedented experience in sports […]
I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called “Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports.” Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. There are quite a […]
Per Ben Volin, New England Patriots DE Dominique Easley has signed with Sean Stellato of SES. Easley was formerly represented by Tom Santanello of Elevate Football Agency. The former Florida Gator was selected 29th overall by the Patriots in the 2014 NFL Draft. The 6’2 285 lb. DE had a very quiet rookie campaign playing […]