Shana Tova! Happy New Year to all the Jewish followers of Sports Agent Blog. Jewish or not, I wish each any every one of you a happy and healthy year and hopefully a year that is also full of success. That success is hopefully found by my Miami Dolphins and Florida Gators. Tough start to the […]
I am in Orange County where later today I will be sitting on a Sports Law panel at Chapman Law School. I flew into Los Angeles yesterday, had a couple of very productive meetings and caught up with some friends I have not seen in some time. Then it is back to Miami early tomorrow […]
Less than a month until my birthday. I have a lot of goals to accomplish before next year’s birthday, so the clock is officially ticking. Starting to figure out all my plans for Super Bowl week — I will be up in New York from Wednesday, January 29 through Monday, February 3. Feel free to […]
The winter months are supposed to bring a natural slowing down to business, but I cannot remember a time that I have ever been busier. Believe me, that is not a complaint. If the NFL season ended today, the Dolphins would make the playoffs … and Richie Incognito’s grievance hearing would still be stayed. Thanksgiving […]
The concussion litigation against the NFL is not over quite yet, but at least the NFL and former NFL players have agreed to initial terms for a settlement agreement, which must still be approved by Judge Brody in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Between that and the start of college football, it was quite the […]
The article that caught the attention of football agents this past weekend was written by Ben Volin of the Boston Globe and titled, NFL owners destroyed the players in CBA negotiations. Yes, that is certainly a title penned with the clear intention to inflame, and it got a lot of agents talking about what they believe […]
April 9 was a busy day for the NFL Players Association Committee on Agent Regulation and Discipline (“CARD”). As announced via two separate press releases on its official website on April 28, the NFLPA decided on April 9 to impose discipline on a variety of NFLPA Contract Advisors. Those receiving sanctions based on their conduct include […]
A couple of days ago, the following Tweet by NFLPA Contract Advisor Blake Baratz caught my attention: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/blakebaratz/status/339557588339400705″] Later that day, I spoke to Josh Luchs, author of Illegal Procedure: A Sports Agent Comes Clean On The Dirty Business Of College Football, who once said to me, “this new runner rule isn’t difficult to enforce, it’s […]
The creation of Roc Nation Sports has brought increased attention to the sports agency industry. And rightfully so. Attaching Jay-Z’s name to a sports agency is bold; athletes will be intrigued and competing agents will be concerned (whether they wish to admit it on the record or not). I have been covering Jay-Z’s efforts on […]
I am currently in Atlanta, along with many practicing Sports Law attorneys and law school students who hope to one day practice in the world of Sports Law. We are here for the annual Sports Lawyers Association conference. Whether you are in Atlanta or not, check out this guide to following along with the events. […]