According to Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal, Josh Luchs will be losing his NFL Players Associations Contract Advisor license. Luchs recently had his story of paying college athletes throughout his career revealed by Sports Illustrated writer, George Dohrmann. The piece called out 30 former college football players who alleged had taken money or another kind […]
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On October 6, 2010, Willis & Woy Sports Group, L.L.C., and Jordan Woy v. Horace Smith, et al. was filed in a district court in Dallas County, Texas. In the petition, application for temporary restraining order, and application for injunctive relief, Jordan Woy alleges that former client and Willis & Woy employee, Horace Smith, used […]
Brian Elfus and Michael Siegel are co-founders of Elfus & Siegel Management (ESM). The company has been successful in representing basketball players, with clients like Tyrus Thomas, Marcus Thornton, and Connor Atchley. But Michael Siegel has been interested in getting involved with football representation for a while. Siegel is listed as an NFLPA certified Contract […]
Fourth & Goal is a national non-profit organization made up of former NFL players, that operates to do the following: Gain representation for retired players; Advocate for improved pension and disability benefits for retired players; and Raise funds to provide immediate assistance for retired players in need. The organization has also been advocating for a Rookie […]
This is a guest post by Neil Stratton. Neil is President of Inside the League. He was the Executive Director of the 2008 Hula Bowl and Personnel Director of the 2007 Inta Juice North-South All-Star Classic. By now, if you’re a regular reader of Sports Agent Blog, you’ve also read Josh Luchs’ piece published by […]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being featured on the popular mens site, Guyism, in a response of sorts to the Sports Illustrated article published earlier this week. The title of the piece is Sports agent talks ethics in response to SI article. I have also been featured on a few radio shows as of […]
Two days ago, the NFLPA announced that Marlon Sullivan will have his license suspended for six months. Additionally, Sullivan will have to pay a $10,000 fine. The penalty is based on Sullivan’s supervision of a runner who provided money to a former student-athlete. Sullivan also did not sign a disclosure form, which the NFLPA requires […]
Prior to the article, Confessions of an Agent, being released, Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated interviewed George Dohrmann on Deitsch’s Inside Sports Illustrated Podcast. You should be able to listen to the interview in its entirety by clicking here. Dohrmann explains how he gained access to the information and reveals his goals and what he thinks […]
In November 2005, Josh Luchs and Steve Feldman, both working on behalf of The Gersh Agency, traveled out to Columbus, Ohio to talk to Ohio State’s Santonio Holmes. Luchs says that Holmes said the following: “Listen, I want to save you the time. We don’t need to meet. I’ve been taking money from [an agent] […]
Two weeks ago, when I had first heard that Gary Wichard hired Howard Silber as his attorney, a friend of mine suggested I talk to Josh Luchs. My inquiry at the time was regarding Silber’s representation of Wichard and Kentwan Balmer, who is a Wichard football client. I never reached out to Luchs. But, after […]