Besides Pro Day and Combine Training, NFL Contract Advisors are also focusing on the college football all-star games. They could be trying to figure out how to get their clients into one of the games and/or focusing on getting their accepted clients into the best shape possible prior to the playing of the games. Just […]
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Today marks Sports Agent Blog’s 5th anniversary. What started off as a 2005 New Year’s Resolution by yours truly, has turned into its own successful and profitable business, and a publication (call it “blog” – I am proud of that word) that has at least been discussed (if not read) by every sports agent in […]
Roughly a week ago, Mark S. Levin, Director of Salary Cap & Agent Administration for the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) told all NFLPA Contract Advisors that the February 25, 2011 annual agent seminar in Indianapolis will be mandatory for all certified contract advisors. In the past, this seminar was one of multiple seminars that […]
It sure seems like tax season here at Sports Agent Blog. Here are tax related posts that have been published in the month of December: Cliff Lee Thinking About Texas Taxes Did Taxes Have A Role In Cliff Lee’s Decision? Agent Fees Often Raise A Red Flag To The IRS After writing the IRS post, […]
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No New NFL Agents In 2011
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) issued the following notice yesterday, December 22, 2010: NEW APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!!!! As you are aware, the NFLPA/NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire on March 3, 2011, at the conclusion of the 2010 NFL Season. While the parties to the […]
Section 3(B)(6) of the NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors states, Contract Advisors are prohibited from: Directly or indirectly borrowing money from any player (whether or not the player is a client), either by receiving the funds directly from the player or by the player providing collateral for or agreeing to guarantee a loan to the Contract […]
Matt Whittier, President of O-DLife, has sent a new message to agents titled, An Open Letter to All Agents. In the body of the email, Whittier wrote, You’re receiving this due to the respect that we have for your past business endeavors. We feel that you have a great deal to offer the players of […]
Late last Friday, the NFL Players Association released an official announcement that Gary Wichard is hereby suspended from acting as an NFLPA Contract Advisor for nine months and that Teague Egan‘s NFLPA Certification was revoked. Wichard was suspended for having impermissible communication with UNC’s Marvin Austin prior to Austin being eligible for the NFL Draft. […]
With the NFL Players Association and the conglomerate of NFL owners in Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations this month, we have a window to discuss whether the expiration of the CBA will result in the loss of the 2011 season. My friends Bram A. Maravent and Jeffrey F. Levine, co-authored an article (click here) on […]
On November 22, 2010, I wrote about a University of Southern California student named Teague Egan. Egan, who is licensed by the NFL Players Association, was found to have given Dillon Baxter (a student-athlete at USC), a ride on his golf cart, which prominently displays the logo of his company (as seen at the bottom […]