Attorney and agent Kristin Campbell has announced the severing of ties with Atlanta Falcons RB Devonta Freeman. Campbell, the founder of 40 Sports & Entertainment Group, negotiated the five-year extension Freeman signed with the Falcons in 2017. The $41.25 million extension made him the highest-paid running back in the NFL at the time. There has […]
Despite retiring over four years ago, Peyton Manning continues to cash in on a successful 18 year career in the National Football League. According to the NFLPA’s annual report filed with the Department of Labor and as reported by The Athletic, Manning pocketed $3.4 million last year from marketing and royalties, besting Super Bowl MVPs […]
All major American sports have been adjusting on the fly to the global pandemic our world faces. Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), was the first to take significant action, suspending the NBA season on March 11th. His swift decision came on the heels of the postponement of an individual game after […]
Branden Greenberg is an NFLPA certified Contract Advisor with Worldwide Sports Entertainment Collective. He is a graduate of The University of Alabama (magna cum laude) and a recent graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law. In his first year as an agent, Greenberg has signed five players to SRAs with multiple having positive […]
On January 8th, power house agent Leigh Steinberg announced the signing of Temple’s top cornerback Harrison Hand. The 6’0 190 pound cornerback began his playing career at Baylor under current Panthers Coach Matt Rhule. After two seasons he transferred to Temple noting “family reasons” and the “fit” with the program. In his breakout 2019 campaign, […]
According to a press release from the company, Ballengee Group has hired former MLB front office executive Matt Vinnola as its Director of Operations. Vinnola joins the agency after most recently serving as the Texas Rangers’ Director of Baseball Operations. During his time with the Rangers, the club appeared in two World Series and won […]
Rich Paul is dominating the NBA in regards to player representation. With a client roster that includes superstars such as Lebron James, Anthony Davis, John Wall, Ben Simmons and Draymond Green, it is quite obvious that Klutch Sports is thriving in the NBA. Could Klutch Sports be just as dominant with an NFL division? Adam […]
Andrew Norwell was a 4-star recruit out of high school and played his college ball at Ohio State, starting 39 games across the offensive line from 2010-13. His junior and senior year he was named first team all-Big Ten, helping the Buckeyes set school records for points scored (637) and yards per carry (6.8). He […]
There are two sides to every story. That is apparently true with regard to a meeting held between roughly sixty National Football League players and six certified Contract Advisors a couple of weeks ago in Key Biscayne, Florida. As I reported on March 16, the NFL Players Association had followed up the meeting attended by […]
March is Women’s History Month and we will highlight women in sports all month. Essence Magazine recently did a feature on 8 Black women and their experiences working in sports. The article consisted of some of the challenges and misconceptions that these women face working for the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB and their advice […]