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NFL Players Retirement

So Agents Really Are NOT Overrated..

But that does not mean that players should not take every opportunity that they have to learn more about the business that they are in, the payroll intricacies (are you being paid through CloudPay for example?) and life after their football careers are over. The NFL has teamed up with Harvard Business School, Northwestern’s Kellogg […]

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CFL Contract Negotiation

Agents Are Overrated

Right? People always come out and say that having a Sports Agent is an unnecessary extra cost. Players should be able to negotiate their own contracts and handle all of their off-field issues themselves, right? Wrong. Doug Brown, a defensive lineman in the CFL gives 2 reasons why he has an agent [Player who acts […]

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Agent Spotlights

Agent Spotlight: Don Yee

Don Yee woke up this morning and saw his name in a variety of papers with the quote, “Tom and his family are excited about the pregnancy, and want to thank everyone who has shown support, and particularly for their consideration of Tom’s privacy.” To the Sports Agent world; however, Mr. Yee is more than […]

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NFL Players NFL Teams

‘Tis Also Franchise Season

Last year, I fully explained how the franchising process works in the NFL [NFL Franchise Tags]. Players who have been franchised by their respective teams: 1. Lance Briggs – Chicago Bears 2. Justin Smith – Cincinnati Bengals 3. Dwight Freeney – Indianapolis Colts 4. Asante Samuel – New England Patriots 5. Charles Grant – New […]

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Arbitration MLB Players MLB Teams

‘Tis Arbitration Season

Instead of settling prior to an actual arbitration hearing, the Florida Marlins and Miguel Cabrera decided to duke it out in the first final-offer arbitration case won by a player in the 2007 MLB offseason [Cabrera’s arbitration win is first for player this year]. The Marlins offered Cabrera $6.7 million, but Cabrera and his agent […]

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Nightmare Clients of the Week

Nightmare Clients for the Week of February 11th-February 18th

It has been a couple of weeks without Nightmare Clients. But Tim Hardaway insisted that the weekly column return. 1. Former point guard, Tim Hardaway, literally came out on Miami sports radio and said “I hate gay people” in response to John Amaechi’s new book where Amaechi comes out of the closet [Retired NBA star […]

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Arbitration Contract Negotiation Performance Analysis Sports Law

Hay Fever

Fox Sports is reporting about an intriguing story in the AFL. Jonathan Hay began a 3 year near $1 million contract with the Kangaroos at the start of last season. His form was average at best and it was revealed during the season that he was suffering from bi-polar disorder. The Kangaroos now want to […]

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Endorsements MLB Players

Howard Is At The Topps

Casey Close of CAA has recently made Ryan Howard the person you will see on the cover of new Topps baseball card boxes [To trading card company, Howard is Topps]. No doubt about it, Ryan Howard is a great baseball player with the potential to break many records. However, maybe there is more appeal to […]

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Corporate Sponsors Endorsements Sports Business

The Sports Market Review – Issue 6

Sportcal.com has come out with its newest version of The Sports Market Review. It is produced 4 times a year and is completely free to download.  The publication covers media rights content, sponsorship, and events on a global scale (mostly looking at areas overseas). A lot of the information in the publication could come in […]

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Colleges

04s Doing It Big in ’07

Reader Jordan McNulty recently asked for some insight about the O4s (Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Taurean Green, and Cory Brewer). The four juniors have led the University of Florida along with Lee Humphrey (give the man some love!) to their first NCAA Basketball Championship, and look to be on their way to a second consecutive […]