1. Denver Nuggets reserve forward DerMarr Johnson was charged with resisting arrest and interfering with police during a disturbance outside a nightclub. Police said they used a taser to calm the 6-foot-9 player [Nuggets’ Johnson charged with resisting arrest, interfering with police]. I would imagine seeing a 6’9″ basketball player being tasered is quite a sight. […]
Gilbert Arenas may have been the first NBA player to have a popular blog, but he is definitely not the first athlete to represent himself in contractual negotiations with professional teams [Daunte Culpepper Needs Our Help]. Just yesterday, I discussed the negatives of being your own agent in contractual matters with the team that may […]
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Experimentation
I have owned and operated many websites in the past and even ran a website design company at a point in my short life (I am only 22 years old after all). I can work with Adobe Photoshop, and I enjoy messing around with images. I have decided that if I have the time, I […]
For 2 consecutive days in February, I decided to discuss if in fact sports agents are unnecessary for the modern athlete. The first day, I used 2 athletes as examples to show the type of pain that an athlete can suffer when choosing the “cheap way out” by not signing an agent [Agents Are Overrated]. […]
I know it may be hard to believe, but I actually hold enough knowledge about sports to write on topics other than sports agent related issues. This morning, I was presented with the opportunity to write about one of my favorite teams, the Miami Heat, and I jumped on the request. If you head over […]
Unless you have been living under a rock in the sports world this week then you would have heard about Billy Donovan’s U-Turn from the Orlando Magic. Quick Re-cap: Billy Donovan, former Gator basketball coach decides to leave UF and take the head coach position at Orlando Magic. Donovan, who took the Gator’s to 2 […]
Right after the NFL Draft, NBA Draft, and the NHL draft. This year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft has gotten more press and will have more interested viewers than years past, however. The sole reason is because ESPN, the WWLS, has decided to televise the first round of the draft on ESPN2 today from 2PM-6PM, drawing […]
While Joshua Golka does not post often at the blog Athlete Agent / Sports Agent Regulation, his posts tend to be very informative. Plus, I have to give him credit for being the only other sports agent blog on the blogosphere.Anyway, Joshua reports that Hawaii may be the most recent state to sign on to […]
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NFLPA Cuts Off Agent Contact
It was brought to my attention today that the NFLPA adopted a very harsh agent regulation back in April. It states that agents are strictly prohibited from having any contact with college football players who aren’t three years out of high school (including email contact). There wasn’t much press on it, but here it is: […]
Honestly, the Franchise Tag is starting to tear teams apart. February marked the beginning of Franchise Tagging Season, and even though no more players are being tagged, the NFL is still feeling the effects of disgruntled tagees. For more information about what the Franchise Tag is, click here. There is good argument that the Franchise […]