Spencer Cannold is an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor with JL Sports. Spencer builds his relationship with his clients based on honesty, trust, and dedication. These three principles are essential in order to ensure long-term success for each client, in the ever-competitive NFL representation business. As a competitor his whole life, he brings a great work […]
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The following “Six Questions” short interview with Evan Brennan, NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor with MB Sports Management, was conducted by Belmont University Law School student and aspiring sports/entertainment agent Mark J. Burns. Connect with Evan on Linkedin and Twitter. 1) When did you first decide you wanted to work in athlete representation? As a follow-up, […]
April 9 was a busy day for the NFL Players Association Committee on Agent Regulation and Discipline (“CARD”). As announced via two separate press releases on its official website on April 28, the NFLPA decided on April 9 to impose discipline on a variety of NFLPA Contract Advisors. Those receiving sanctions based on their conduct include […]
A couple of days ago, the following Tweet by NFLPA Contract Advisor Blake Baratz caught my attention: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/blakebaratz/status/339557588339400705″] Later that day, I spoke to Josh Luchs, author of Illegal Procedure: A Sports Agent Comes Clean On The Dirty Business Of College Football, who once said to me, “this new runner rule isn’t difficult to enforce, it’s […]
The creation of Roc Nation Sports has brought increased attention to the sports agency industry. And rightfully so. Attaching Jay-Z’s name to a sports agency is bold; athletes will be intrigued and competing agents will be concerned (whether they wish to admit it on the record or not). I have been covering Jay-Z’s efforts on […]
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and APMG Sports want you to mark your calendars for May 4, 2013. That is the day that an American football game featuring professional players in China will take place at the National Olympic Stadium in Beijing. The stated purpose of the event is to celebrate 40 years of China-U.S. diplomatic and […]
On Friday, Jack Lyons of the NFL Players Association sent an email to all certified NFLPA Contract Advisors to inform them about an individual posing as being certified and contacting professional players. Recipients of the email were encouraged to advise their clients that they should immediately notify the NFLPA should they be contacted by this […]
Today was a very active day for announcing college football recruit signings made by NFLPA certified Contract Advisors. Knoxville, Tennessee-based radio host, Jimmy Hyams, tweeted that Don Yee, known by many for his representation of New England Patriots QB Tom Brady, signed Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray. Yee had no clients selected in the 2012 NFL […]
Boston College linebacker Nick Clancy has signed with NFLPA Contract Advisor Ken Sarnoff. Warren Zola, Assistant Dean, Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, broke the news on Twitter. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/WarrenKZola/status/282881286144663556″] Sarnoff was formerly an employee of Lagardère Unlimited, and prior to that he was with Gaylord Sports (later purchased by Lagardère). Earlier this year, Sarnoff left Lagardère and his […]
There are 133 newly certified NFLPA Contract Advisors who successfully passed the NFLPA’s entrance exam and paid the required dues. It will be a challenge for many of these new agents to sign any players leading up to the 2013 NFL Draft. The cost to compete is high and the competition is fierce. Further, signing […]