Brian Urlacher has been fined $100,000 for promoting a company that is not an official sponsor of the NFL. Sports Agents, it is time to brush up on your professional sport corporate sponsors! Because if your client sports a brand that is a rival of an exclusive sponsor of that particular sport, he or she […]
Do you really want to be an agent? This is the important question you should ask yourself, but how much about the sports agency industry do you really know? The stereotype of the sports agent is mired with misconceptions. Young, aspiring agents typically do not know much about the industry other than the overly glamorized […]
LTBE and NLTBE…they are NFL terms that you likely have never even heard of before. With the NFL draft coming up, I will most likely start to focus a lot of posts on America’s most prized sport: football. This year, each NFL team will have a salary cap of $109 million to work with. But […]
My roommate sent this to me. I just wanted to share it with you all. Watch the Youtube video first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuN7hmlQrkw Then read the article: http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=195180 The narration and the quotes from these guys are classic. Enjoy! -Matthew AllinsonÂ
When should you declare for the NBA draft? What pick do NBA execs believe you will be? Who should you hire to help train you for pre-draft workouts/the pre-draft camp? Who will hype up your value while you focus on becoming a better player? John Givony of DraftExpress.com is correct; when tackling the decision to […]
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those that have been affected by the Virginia Tech shootings. At this point, it has been confirmed that at least 32 people have been killed. Today is a very sad day for everybody, and it is scary that anything like this would ever occur. [Death Toll […]
Special agent interview from an outside contributor. Thanks to Jason Belzer for conducting the interview and doing the write-up! Steve Herz is a 40 year old sports and media broadcasting agent and is the director of IF Management (http://www.ifmanagement.com). Mr. Herz represents some of the most notable news and sports broadcasting personalities in the industry […]
How can a player earning £50,000 a week be declared bankrupt over a £100,000 debt? His agent. [‘Debt hit’ ace Riise is out of Red] John Arne Riise had been declared bankrupt thanks to him putting too much trust in his agent. On his agent’s advice, he signed on to a wide range of investments, […]
1. Michael Waltrip was charged with reckless driving. You would figure someone who drives about 180mph weekly wouldn’t have this sort of problem [Waltrip charged with reckless driving]. 2. Former NFL quarterback, Warren Moon, was arrested for DUI, although his BAC was within the legal limit [Moon arrested in Seattle suburb for drunken driving]. 3. […]
The Reggie Bush saga continues. For those lacking its somewhat sensational background, the linked timeline may be of help. In the latest development, Yahoo! Sports reports that San Diego businessman Michael Michaels, “one of the financiers of failed marketing agency New Era Sports & Entertainment [along with Lloyd Lake], reached a settlement with the current […]