BJ Armstrong has received a lot of love on this website. The company that he works for received the #1 position on Jason Belzer’s Sports Agency Power Rankings, and Armstrong was featured in our most popular column, Interview with the Agent. No doubt about it, BJ was put on the map as an agent by […]
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Savage Jr. Pleads Not Guilty
Raymond Savage Jr., who was arrested and taken into custody for allegedly having a part in the illegal contact of former University of Alabama wide-receiver, Tyrone Prothro, has pleaded not guilty to both charges for which he has been accused. The pre-trial hearing is scheduled for March 16.
I am definitely biased, but I truly believe that the small percentage that one pays an agent is oftentimes more than worth it. There are so many benefits of having representation over going at it on your own. Myself and others at SportsAgentBlog.com have also been critical of people acting in a sports agent capacity […]
Scott Helfand, founder of ProAthletesOnly.com former Publisher and Editor-In-Chief of Moves Magazine has been booked into jail on a felony arrest warrant for violating the terms of his probation in Florida. Helfand, a resident of Florida and former athlete agent, was apparently soliciting potential clients in Arizona and not mentioning his former illegal acts (which […]
Scott Boras is known for being very vocal about his clients, sometimes upsetting many within the sports business in the process of doing so. The Los Angeles Dodgers wish they could spark some dialogue between themselves and Boras right about now, and stop worrying about who will fill an open spot in the Dodgers outfield […]
Still have a desire to sign up to become an NFLPA certified agent even after reading this post? Then hopefully you have been saving up some money to pay the certification fee, liability insurance,recruiting expenses, and eventually training/housing/food/etc expenses for your prospects. The first step is filing for certification and paying the $1,650 fee, which […]
The Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing lists twenty-six athlete agents that have registered with the state since it started implementing registration requirements. Eighteen of those twenty-six agents have had their Utah licenses expire, leaving only eight agents with the legal right to confront Utah student athletes about representation. David Canter, an agent in […]
If you browse through the Social Networking category, you will find that I have blogged about athletes using social networking sites in the past. The most recent post in the category thread; however, deals with an effort to connect sports agents on a social network called LinkedIn. Which leads me to a question: Should sports […]
One of the best things about summer in Australia is that it is saturated with world class tennis. Not only are we lucky enough to enjoy beautiful beaches and weather but we get to see all the action culminating in the Australian Open. Tennis, in regards to sports business, does not receive much coverage yet […]
“Friends don’t let friends wear the FroHawk. If you are a soon to be pro athlete and are considering hiring an agent. Just do the “FroHawk Search”. If they have any clients with Fro Hawks, pick a different agent.” Those are the words of Mark Cuban from his blog, blogmaverick.com. Despite his legal troubles with […]