One of my buddies from high school debate (yes, I was one of those kids), Dan Chaparian, has launched a new site along with some friends called intern-U. It’s a nice Web 2.0 site that displays internship openings and reviews for a variety of industries. Anyway, I have somehow been labeled an expert, and have […]
CAA may be the new IMG as it has gained the latter’s best agents and team-players. For many years, IMG has been the staple of the Sports Agent world. It has represented some of the best football players (Peyton Manning), baseball players (Derek Jeter), etc. When Ted Forstmann bought the company for $750 million, Peter […]
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 […]
David Frost gets arrested again; he uses former client’s credit card to purchase gas. Remember David Frost? Yeah…this guy. It looks like the former NHL agent was never phased by the fact that his former client, Mike Danton (previously named Mike Jefferson), tried to kill him. Because just when you thought that David Frost might […]
That’s what Kobe Bryant’s agent (Rob Pelinka of SFX) is thinking. The NBA continues to grow in China, and more people are buying jerseys (especially Kobe Bryant’s). Besides being alongside Kobe throughout all of his struggles, Rob Pelinka has helped him become one of the most prized athletes in China. Kobe’s jersey is more popular […]
Glen “Big Baby” Davis will leave school early to enter the NBA Draft with John Hamilton of Performance Sports Management Group as his agent. LSU fans may not be too happy, but here in Gainesville, FL, we were ecstatic to find out that Glen Davis will be foregoing his senior year to turn pro this […]
Story from the UK this week, with former agent Nicholas Fowler sentenced to jail for defrauding his clients [Stars Fraud Agent Jailed]. It wasn’t a higher cut on a contract, but rather Nicholas losing player’s pension funds. Nicholas told his clients that he was investing in bonds, but was actually investing in high risk shares. […]
The SATs, the LSATs, [insert your state’s name here]’s Bar Exam…when will the tests stop? With the right preparation, the NFLPA Certification Exam should be just one more exam that you breeze through. Loyal reader, Christopher L. Chambers, shot me an e-mail recently, and I would like to share with you all his question and […]
Is a certain team’s offer is better than another’s but your client prefers to play for the team offering a lower salary? Can state income taxes bridge the gap? Three days ago, I had the privilege of listening to and meeting NFL agent Hadley Engelhard of Enter-Sports Management. The University of Florida College of Law […]
When Scott Boras isn’t busy eating your children, he is actually baking cookies for his employees. Our boy, Jason Wulterkens, not only knows his fair share about golf, but is knowledgable about the entire industry. He has decided to share a second contribution to this site, and will officially become a contributor after this post […]