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Official Brands Sues Roc Nation Sports

Official Brands Inc., former marketing company for Dez Bryant, has filed a civil suit against Roc Nation Sports. Darren Heitner, attorney for Official Brands, confirmed the suit was filed on Tuesday in Dallas County. The suit states that Roc Nation Sports committed “tortious interference” which claims the defendant wrongfully interfered with the plaintiff’s contractual and […]

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On To The Next One: Dez Bryant

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant has parted ways with agent Eugene Parker, and is now signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports according to Roc Nation social media outlets. Bryant terminated his agreement with Parker on October 23rd and cannot officially hire a new agent until November 5th due to the NFLPA’s requirement of […]

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On To The Next One: Dez Bryant

Remember when Dez Bryant was ruled ineligible to play football for Oklahoma State University after lying to the NCAA about going to Deion Sanders’ house and training at his facility?  Back then, in 2009, Bryant had a strong relationship with Sanders.  It was also a well known fact that Sanders had a very close relationship with sports agent […]

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One Hell Of An O-D Life

On March 16, 2010, I received the following message on LinkedIn: Hey Darren – love to hear more about your sports agent blog…..Working with almost every agent now, and O-D Life is providing an agent analysis for kids coming out of school so that they arent taken advantage or risk eligibility a-la-Dez Bryant. Matt I was skeptical […]

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Sign Here Please: Are NFL Contracts Getting Harder to Negotiate?

Finally! Three months after the 2010 NFL Draft, the first contract for a first-round draft pick has been signed. On July 22nd, Dez Bryant, the 24th overall pick, reached an agreement with the Dallas Cowboys for a five year contract worth up to $11.8 million, including $8.5 million guaranteed. According to the National Football Post, […]

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The 2010 NFL Draft Pick/Agent Selection Master List

After three days of draft picks, all seven rounds of the 2010 NFL Draft are complete.  Below, you will find the name of each player drafted, the player’s listed position, the team that drafted him, and his current representation.  Players that we don’t have representation information for have a “N/A” designation. ROUND 1 1. Sam […]

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The Curious Sanders, Bryant, Parker Connection

Last week, I read one of the best pieces of journalism that I have been able to find on ESPN.com in quite some time.  The title of the piece is, The curious case of Deion Sanders.  Be warned, it is not one of the short fact-based pieces you are accustomed to finding on ESPN.  I […]

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Dez Bryant Speaks About Deion Sanders And Eugene Parker

Dez Bryant played in a whopping three games this season, and his on-field performance was not limited by any injury.  Instead, the former Oklahoma State wide receiver was sidelined based on an edict handed down by the NCAA.  He will still be a first round pick and he will make himself and his agent a […]

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The SportsAgentBlog.com 2010 NFL Mock Draft

Last updated: April 16, 2010 ROUND ONE 1. St. Louis Rams – Sam Bradford – QB – Oklahoma (CAA) 2. Detroit Lions – Nndamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska (Maximum Sports) 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gerald McCoy – DT – Oklahoma (CAA/Kelli Masters) 4. Washington Redskins – Russell Okung – OT – Oklahoma State […]