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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (4/4/2014)

I am back in the town where a lot of magic went down — Gainesville, Florida.  Today marks the return of the UF Sports Law Symposium, where I will be moderating one panel and also serving as a Keynote Speaker.  It is a joy to return to the town where I spent 7 amazing years […]

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Priority Sports Signs Creighton’s Doug McDermott

Doug McDermott bowed out of the NCAA Tournament last weekend at the hands of Baylor. The Creighton small forward is already planning for the next stage in his professional career as he signed with Chicago-based Priority Sports earlier this week, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.  Sports agent Mark Bartelstein will represent him. This past season, McDermott […]

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Cleveland Cavaliers Target Sports Agent Mark Bartelstein For Front Office Role

The Cleveland Cavaliers are eyeing a well-known NBA sports agent to join its team, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. The founder and CEO of Chicago-based Priority Sports, Mark Bartelstein, is on the Cavaliers’ radar as the franchise attempts to restructure its front-office staff. Priority Sports is regarded as one of the more elite firms in […]

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Priority Sports Signs Alabama WR Kevin Norwood

A week after Priority Sports landed Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans, the Chicago-based agency added another wideout to its client roster: Alabama’s Kevin Norwood.  NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor, Deryk Gilmore, will represent the D’Iberville, Mississippi native. “A great signing for our company with Kevin Norwood out of the University of Alabama,” Gilmore said.  One […]

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Priority Sports Signs Top-Rated WR, Ex-Aggie Mike Evans

Top-rated wide receiver, Mike Evans, recently declared for the 2014 NFL Draft. Late Tuesday night, the former Texas A&M Aggie signed with Chicago-based Priority Sports. According to Yahoo’s Rand Getlin, NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor Deryk Gilmore will represent Evans. “We are excited to have Mike Evans with the Priority Sports family,” Gilmore confirmed to Sports Agent Blog Tuesday […]

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On To The Next One: Greg Stiemsma

Minnesota Timberwolves center Greg Stiemsma has done his fair share of traveling.  Since leaving the University of Wisconsin after playing four years at the school, Stiemsma was a nomad playing for a variety of teams abroad.  He played for a couple of teams in both Turkey and South Korea with some stints in the D-League […]

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Should Agencies Be Demanded To Prepare Clients For Life After Retirement?

There exists an “extremely urgent and devastating player career-transitioning problem.”  NFL players have a very difficult time confronting this problem says Dr. Timothy Thompson in an article on Access Athletes. I spoke to Dr. Thompson about the potential economic and social benefits for sports agencies that determine it is worth their while to build formal […]

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Geno Smith Said To Be Down To Final Three Agent Candidates

Last week it was reported that former West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith dropped his agents at Select Sports Group after being selected by the New York Jets.  It was not his disappointment with the team that drafted him; it was how far he fell in the Draft.  Anyhow, Smith has waited the five days necessary […]

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Tim Hardaway Jr. Chooses Mark Bartelstein As Agent

At one point-in-time it seemed as though Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. would be signing with Henry Thomas of Creative Artists Agency (CAA).  After all, Hardaway Jr.’s father was represented by the agent throughout his successful career in the NBA.  Hardaway Jr. declared for the NBA Draft, as predicted, but he ended up going a […]

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Miami Ohio QB Zac Dysert Chooses Priority Sports For Representation

Quarterback Zac Dysert leaves Miami Ohio as the only player at the school to be captain three times throughout his collegiate career.  He did not waste a moment of his time at Miami.  Dysert finished with 12,016 yards passing, which places him in third all-time for yards passing in the MAC and twentieth all-time in NCAA […]