He has experience working as an intern with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and Priority Sports & Entertainment. Now, the son of Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith has a full-time gig with IMG Worldwide....
Headline / NFL Players / NFL Teams / Sports Agents
July 16, 2012
Last Friday, I came across an article titled, Ed Reed Is a Terrible Sports Agent. Who knew that Reed could be his own agent (hint: the principal/agent relationship doesn’t work that way)? Then again,...
Contract Negotiation / Headline / NFL Players / NFL Teams
May 17, 2012
There are plenty of great gatherings of Sports Law professionals and students interested in Sports Law, but year after year, the best event is the annual Sports Lawyers Association conference. This year’s conference was...
Headline / NFL Players / NFL Teams
February 15, 2012
The following op-ed was submitted by sports agent Jeffrey Dobin, Esq. Mr. Dobin is co-founder of Athlete Advocates. As the football season ends, the NFL Scouting Combine symbolizes a new beginning for potential NFL rookies. Last...
September 14, 2011
With his recent hit on quarterback Andy Dalton in the preseason, the debate has raged across the football nation as to whether Detroit Lions star defensive tackle, Ndamukong Suh is a “dirty” player. The...
Contract Negotiation / Headline / NFL Players / NFL Teams
August 4, 2011
At the end of last week, Mark Bartelstein, CEO of Priority Sports & Entertainment and agent to many stars in basketball and football, spoke to Bloomberg Sports about money spent on NFL free agents once...
Contract Negotiation / Headline / NFL Players / NFL Teams
August 1, 2011
I know a lot of agents who love to boast about the fact that they rarely, if ever, get any sleep. In fact, my friend Mook Williams of National Sports Management made his Facebook...
Headline / NFL Players / NFL Teams / Sports Agents
July 28, 2011
Trades and signings have consumed many football fans’ lives since the end of the NFL lockout. The bulk of the signings have been between teams and undrafted free agents (UDFAs). We covered the player/agent...
Headline / NFL Players / NFL Teams
July 28, 2011
On Tuesday, July 27, 2011, Pat Dye Jr. welcomed Len Pasquarelli of The Sports Xchange into his SportsTrust Advisors office to observe what was expected to be a day of madness – the first day teams could contact veteran free...
Contract Negotiation / Headline / NFL Players / NFL Teams
July 22, 2011
Before 31 NFL team owners approved (1 owner, Al David of the Oakland Raiders, abstained in the vote) what they called a comprehensive agreement, there were a lot of rumblings on Twitter regarding sources...