While I have recently been on the topic of rookies, agents, and rookie holdouts I think it would only be fair to mention the phenomenal job by Neil Schwartz and Jonathon Feinsod in getting the newest member of the New York Jets, Darelle Revis, a monster contract. Darrelle Revis was the No. 14 overall pick […]
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Clearing Up Today’s Problems
Please accept my apology for SportsAgentBlog.com being down the entire day. Apparently there were some back-end server issues that were being dealt with that had absolutely nothing to do with this individual site. With that being said, you can expect at least one new post tomorrow as long as the server is back at full […]
“There [are] a lot of players with a lot of talent, but some don’t have character, and who we really don’t want to be involved with. The great thing about success in business, you really philosophically choose your clients, and also say no to others.” Scott Boras made that statement in a great story (that […]
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Welcoming a New “Mid-Major”
Mid-majors, or those agencies that lie somewhere between a small, young boutique firm manned by one or two rookie agents and the industry giants that tend to frequently be the talk of the town (IMG, Wasserman Media Group, Blue Equity, Octagon, etc.) seem to be pervasive in the industry. In fact, I would certainly consider […]
Dynasty Notes will take you through the days when Darren and I (Matthew Vuckovich) did not even know each other, to Dynasty becoming an LLC, to signing our first client, and beyond. If you have not yet read Dynasty Notes – Part 3, go ahead and read it. Enjoy Dynasty Notes – Part 4. As […]
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Poor Judd-gement?
In my previous post I stated that AFL Player Chris Judd was waiting till the end of the season to make a decision on his new contract [Judd-gement Day]. Chris was flying at the start of the year, and was consistently high in the Brownlow (MVP) betting. However, in the 2nd half of the year […]
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Carnival of the NBA #48
Rolling out Carnival of the NBA #48 is MVN basketball blog, Taking it to the Rack. The title: Crashing the Party [Carnival of the NBA #48]. I Want to be a Sports Agent made it into the carnival with our post on James Gandolfini’s new role as Sonny Vaccaro on an HBO upcoming feature: [Gandolfini […]
Dynasty Athlete Representation and its bowling client, Mike DeVaney, got some nice press on a local Southern California news station recently. KZSW TV in Temecula, CA spent a day with DeVaney at a bowling alley, asking him about his past, life on the PBA tour, and his experience with Dynasty. Luckily for Matthew and me, […]
Will the real Leigh Steinberg please stand up? It seems like the real Leigh Steinberg is a lot of things. He will go down as one of the most successful and influential sports agents of all time. He was the man behind Jerry Maguire. It all started off with his initial client, Steve Bartkowski, who […]
When it comes to sports and my opinions on them, I think my views and thoughts are as insightful and informative as any (Editors Note: Someone is a little confident…). In my first article for SportsAgentBlog.com, I wrote about rookie holdouts and how agents need to do a better job at getting their clients in […]