I know what it feels like to go through the consequences of suffering a concussion. About half a year ago, I fell and hit my head on concrete, which resulted in a lesion, contusion, and ultimately a concussion. I suffered severe headaches for a short period of time and was told that I was lucky […]
Category: Sports Agents
If you are a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan or you have Larry Johnson on your fantasy football team (a more likely possibility), you definitely felt a void in your sole yesterday as LJ was held back from putting up any stats. He was previously benched two games for violating team rules before sitting out […]
It seems as though prominent sports agent Leigh Steinberg is always in the news. Unfortunately, lately it hasn’t been because he signed another top rated quarterback. With his admitted battle with alcoholism, Steinberg recently had another run-in with the law. This time, he was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public in Newport Beach, […]
When Sheffield started calling out Boras back in February, I must admit that I got a little excited. Boras was taking Sheffield to arbitration to acquire a percentage of what he believed he earned by negotiating the elimination of an $11 million option in 2004, which allowed Sheffield to negotiate his own three-year deal with […]
We all love seeing agents portrayed on screen. Whether it be representing Hollywood stars to athletes, we draw some, if not all of our assumptions of an agent’s life from these roles. With this in mind, I’ve come up with a list of the Top 6 Agents who both represent Athletes and Entertainers. The list […]
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Peter Schaffer Lends His Two Cents
Not every player is interested in going with a mega-agency like CAA or IMG (depending on the sport). Some are just fine with going for a smaller firm that has a proven track record. That’s what Joe Thomas was looking for going into the 2007 NFL Draft. “One of the big things I really liked,” […]
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NFLPA Mandatory Insurance
The cost of being an agent can take quite a toll for someone looking to get into the industry without a large bankroll behind him/her. There are state registration fees (which need to be paid if you are recruiting student athletes), players associations charge fees (minus baseball), and if you want to be an NFLPA […]
Jason Millman of HartfordBusiness.com, wrote an interesting article this past week regarding Robinson and Cole’s plan to pursue a sports business practice. I wrote an article a few weeks back on this story, and it seems that as the University of Connecticut’s football team continues to excel, the sports agent business in Connecticut has received […]
Back on February 27th, I wondered if there was a market for representing sports artists. Coincidentally, that same day, contributor Matthew Allinson announced that only one day earlier, he took on a client who is a graphic designer specializing in sports cartoons, logo creation, and other illustrations. Now I ask a new question, and I […]
Many of Philly’s finest believe that PG, Andre Miller, was the MVP of their team last year. Those sentiments mean a lot right now as Miller is in the final year of his contract with the 76ers and will be earning $10.2 million this year. The Sixers want to start talking about a contract extension […]