Even players notorious for being trouble makers can show some intelligence and do their best to recover some sort of a positive image. Yesterday, Pacman Jones bought a full-page ad in The Tennessean, where he recognizes his past mishaps and says that he has learned from his mistakes. Kudos to Pacman for working with his […]
Playing high school football, college football, and then in the NFL will definitely take a toll on your body. The most pain may be felt after retirement, however. The “glamor” of being a Sports Agent is felt by few, and the few who ever become the top of the trade, often experience the feeling in […]
The NFLPA does not want to hear any complaints about its pension policy from retired players. Freedom of expression. It sounds good on paper, especially when that paper is the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately for retired NFL players, that privilege is being taken away. Apparently, many retired players have been keeping blogs (news to me) that […]
Brian Urlacher has been fined $100,000 for promoting a company that is not an official sponsor of the NFL. Sports Agents, it is time to brush up on your professional sport corporate sponsors! Because if your client sports a brand that is a rival of an exclusive sponsor of that particular sport, he or she […]
The Reggie Bush saga continues. For those lacking its somewhat sensational background, the linked timeline may be of help. In the latest development, Yahoo! Sports reports that San Diego businessman Michael Michaels, “one of the financiers of failed marketing agency New Era Sports & Entertainment [along with Lloyd Lake], reached a settlement with the current […]
The NFL Commissioner’s Office just took serious steps to keep its players in line. Pacman Jones of the Tennessee Titans will be suspended for the entire 2007 NFL season and Chris Henry of the Cincinnati Bengals will be suspended for 8 games [NFL Suspends Titans’ Pacman Jones and Bengals’ Chris Henry]. They must also apply […]
The NFLPA, always looking out for the best interests of its players, has introduced another program to aid its members off the field. Cris Collinsworth and Lynn Swann, get ready for some competition. The NFLPA, which is probably the most progressive and proactive players association in all American professional sports, has created another program to […]
Bears linebacker Lance Briggs may soon be a Washington Redskin. Remember when everyone was going nuts about the Lance Briggs situation? Briggs was mad that the Bears Franchise Tagged him, he loathed the Bears organization, and wanted out of the city [The End Of The Franchise?]. But the major thing that I pointed out here […]
The NFL has a lot of money and its owners have been sharing more of it with their players. It happens all the time. A player is signed to a high priced multi-year contract only to be cut way before the contract expires. Most of the money that was displayed with awe in the major […]
I guess I was a little naive, or maybe it’s just that my national sports leagues don’t have it, but after reading this article it makes sense [Pensions in Pro Sports]. Most jobs have a retirement savings plan, whether it be Superannuation, 401k etc. so why shouldn’t professional sports? An athletes career can be short […]