1) Vladimir Radmanovic of the Los Angeles Lakers went snowboarding during the All-Star break, separated his shoulder, and has now been fined $500,000 (roughly 10% of his 2007 salary) for violating provisions of his contract and subsequently lying about how he got injured [Lakers fine Radmanovic for lying about injury]. 2) Gary Matthews Jr. of […]
Nate Clements was signed yesterday to an 8-year, $80 million contract by the San Francisco 49ers, making him the highest paid defensive player ever. The deal has made headlines on many sports-media outlets, and the first response of many has been “really?” It is true that an $80 million contract has been signed, but it’s […]
If I Ran…
So I got a little crazy. I accepted an offer to become a contributor at If I Ran…, a sports blog with an amazing list of big-name bloggers who write about how they would run a team, league, network, etc. Here at SportsAgentBlog.com – I Want to be a Sports Agent, I am pretty much […]
Agent Spotlight: Ken Staninger
Western Montana offers great hunting, great horseback riding, and an agent with 14 NFL clients and 5 CFL clients. For about 30 years, Sports Agent Ken Staninger has been representing football players from his home in Missoula, Montana. Not surprisingly, he mostly works with players from the Pacific Northwest. When you hire Staninger, you get […]
Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Rick Walden is a 49 year-old sports agent and he represents hockey players at Dishon & Walden Sports Agency in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Walden has been in the sports agent business since 1995 and he specializes in hockey players that play in Europe. I was able to chat […]
Not a Penny Less…
Channel 9 News reported on Monday about the future of rugby league star Sonny Bill Williams. The 21 year old is going to be a superstar, already turning down major contracts from overseas. The National Rugby League (NRL) also believes he has an amazing worth, and has refused to accept any contract that pays him […]
On February 18th, I recognized that it is arbitration season with a post about Miguel Cabrera’s victory for the players against the owners after they had gone 0-4 thus far in actual hearings [‘Tis Arbitration Season]. More importantly for this post, I referenced an article I wrote a year ago titled: Arbitration…good or bad? Hey […]
Looking to have your client rise up on Mel Kiper’s Big Board? Hoping to prevent him from falling to the 6th round? Realize the importance of the NFL combine. This year, 327 players have been invited to Indianapolis, which is where the combine is held every year. There are 3 activities in particular that stick […]
1. Pacman Jones of the Tennessee Titans took a page out of Fat Joe’s book and made it “rain on them hoes” [Pacman Keeps Chomping]. 2. Dominic Rhodes of the Indianapolis Colts got himself a DUI arrest while driving 26 miles over the speed limit [Colts’ Rhodes faces drunken driving charge in Indiana]. Apparently, on […]
Pacman Keeps Chomping
Pacman Jones wants YOU to be his agent! So a shooting goes down at a strip club in Las Vegas and rumors start flying around that Pacman Jones was a part of it [A Strip Club Incident That Might NOT Have Featured Pac Man Jones]. Pacman is no virgin when it comes to being involved […]