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Amateur/Individual Athletes and Representation

I apologize for being missing in action for a couple weeks as I was down in Rio de Janeiro competing in the Pan Am Games. That being said, I’m glad to be back and ready to contribute as much as possible. Aside from providing a distraction from reality and some great scenes, my time in […]

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Interview With The Agent

Interview With The Agent: Kevin Gold

Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Kevin Gold is a 40-year-old sports agent and is the President of Longsnap.com (www.longsnap.com). He has been able to find his niche in representing long snappers. He also represented minor league hockey and baseball players in the beginning of his agent career. Most importantly, Mr. Gold has been a […]

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Dissecting Jerry Maguire’s Mission Statement – Part 4

I will break down the entire document over the course of this week, leaving you with a couple of highlights every day. I have broken the Mission Statement into 5 sections (based on its length). If you would like to skip this segment and just read the whole document, you may do so by clicking […]

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Contract Negotiation MLB Players MLB Teams Sports Agents

Thumbs up or down for Boras ?

The baseball trading deadline has passed and players have moved to their new teams.  It is now time to look at the players who will be hitting free agency. Most notable of the bunch is Andrew Jones. With the recent trade of Mark Teixeira, it all but closes the door on Jones returning to the […]

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Dissecting Jerry Maguire’s Mission Statement – Part 3

I will break down the entire document over the course of this week, leaving you with a couple of highlights every day. I have broken the Mission Statement into 5 sections (based on its length). If you would like to skip this segment and just read the whole document, you may do so by clicking […]

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Carnival of the NBA #47

A new edition of Carnival of the NBA is out. It is Carnival #47 and is hosted by GiveMeTheRock.com [Carnival of the NBA #47]. I Want to be a Sports Agent made it into the carnival with 2 posts: [What Would Ari Do?] and [Kevin Durant Is In Safe Hands]. The host of the Carnival […]

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Dissecting Jerry Maguire’s Mission Statement – Part 2

I will break down the entire document over the course of this week, leaving you with a couple of highlights every day. I have broken the Mission Statement into 5 sections (based on its length). If you would like to skip this segment and just read the whole document, you may do so by clicking […]

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NBA Players NBA Teams

Garnett leaves Minnesota playoff woes behind for Boston

According to the Associated Press, the Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly agreed in principal to a trade that will send All-Star forward Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in exchange for several players. The Celtics are set to send Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff, Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, and at least one first-round draft pick […]

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Sports Agents Sports Business

Dissecting Jerry Maguire’s Mission Statement – Part 1

I will bet that at least 95% of people who have come across this blog have seen the movie Jerry Maguire at least once in their lives. In fact, if you have basic cable, you have probably realized that it is on TV every other day. The movie has made many people in my generation […]

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Nightmare Clients of the Week

Nightmare Clients for the Week of July 22nd-July 29th

1. Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon avoided a drunken driving charge and instead has been charged with a lesser offense of negligent driving in the first degree. A spokesman for the King County prosecutor said Wednesday that the lesser charge came because Moon, inducted to the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, last summer, […]