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States Focused On New Athlete Agent Legislation, Not True Regulation

The latest regulatory trend concerns states pushing to “strengthen” their athlete agent laws.  This push is probably based on increased media attention paid to student-athletes receiving money and other benefits from sports agents.  The article that was likely read by every Sponsor of a piece of legislation to enhance athlete agents laws is Sports Illustrated’s […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/18/2011)

Happy Birthday to my mom, Gloria Heitner, who has to be the most amazing woman in the world.  New Orleans was a great time and Tulane put on a fantastic event.  Tomorrow, I will be speaking on a panel at the Nova Southeastern University Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium titled “Family Managing an Athlete’s Career.”  I […]

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Woeful Weslye Saunders Now Draft Eligible

It looks like Woeful Weslye Saunders will enter the 2011 NFL Draft after all.  Yesterday, ProFootballWeekly.com reported that the NFL announced that the former University of South Carolina tight end is eligible to be selected, changing its former stance of disallowing the player from being a part of the draft after he failed to file […]

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Looking Back To Jimmy Sexton’s Interview At The Senior Bowl

A few weeks ago, Rachel Baribeau of the Tuscaloosa News had a long conversation with Jimmy Sexton of newly formed SportsTrust Advisors.  Baribeau got a hold of Sexton at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.  I strongly consider you to read the interview in its entirety.  The Q&A that interests me the most is the […]

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University of Southern California’s Agent Summit

Last Tuesday, the University of Southern California hosted an “Agent Awareness, Education and Eligibility Summit.”  The following officials were in attendance: Jimmy Sexton – Co-Founder, SportsTrust Advisors Tom Condon – Football Agent, CAA Rick Smith – Agent, Priority Sports Mark Levin – Director of Salary Cap and Agent Administration, NFLPA Ray Anderson – VP of […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/11/2011)

Amazing that I arrive in New Orleans when the city happens to be the coldest it has been this entire Winter.  Oh well.  At least The Big Easy has been a great time thus far, and I have really enjoyed serving as a arbitrator at the Tulane Law Baseball Arbitration Competition.  Many thanks to everybody […]

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Wrapping Up The Dallas Super Bowl Experience

I again want to thank Adam Rosenfield (@adamrosenfield), Elaine Steinfeld(@elainefrances), and Michelle Weinberg (@mushified) for covering the Super Bowl events in Dallas, Texas for Sports Agent Blog.  The following write-up is a wrap-up of their experiences, written by Adam Rosenfield. It was an interesting weekend in Dallas for Super Bowl Weekend. The vibe in and […]

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Woeful Weslye Saunders To Be Held Out Of 2011 NFL Draft

I have a new nickname for Weslye Saunders.  Woeful Wes.  The past year has been rather tough for Saunders.  In fact, it has been flat out deplorable.  Going into the 2010 college football season, the former South Carolina Gamecocks Tight End was predicted to be one of, if not the, best TEs in the country.  TEs […]

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Southern California Gets A Scare When 1st Round Pops Up Again

When I interviewed former NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor Teague Egan (who was still certified at the time of the interview), I asked Egan what his plan was for his company, 1st Round Sports, in the immediate future.  His response was, Now that this all happened, I have to watch myself and stay within the rules […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/4/2011)

Next Wednesday (February 9) is my birthday, when I will officially turn 26-years-young.  I will be on a flight during the day, and arrive in New Orleans on time to attend a reception for the Tulane Baseball Arbitration Competition.  Thereafter, I will certainly celebrate at the bars.  If you are in New Orleans, come find […]