One of the real flaws of traditional agentry is that there is no collegiality to it. Agents are so hyper-critical of each other that they don’t advance it as a profession, because they are so competitive that they are unable to acknowledge that other agents negotiate well or do a good job. They rejoice in […]
Kyle Rote Jr. is a man who has lived a very full life. He is currently in his late 50s, but as a young child, was probably heavily influenced by his father, who once played for the New York Giants. A lot of people talk about athleticism running in a family. The Rote family may […]
My home state of Florida is one of the most stringent, if not the most active state, to regulate the sports agent profession. I applied for my Florida license shortly after forming Dynasty Athlete Representation as an LLC on April 7, 2007. It took until December 31, 2007 before I was formally licensed by the […]
Recently, I pondered whether it is ethical for a university to hire an AAU coach when that coach is known for advising one of the top upcoming players in the country. It was based on Baylor University announcing the hiring of Dwon Clifton, the former head coach of D-One Sports (AAU powerhouse). He has had […]
Minister and prison guard by day, Albert Thomas, 48 years old, is a sports agent by night. Oh, and he’s a full-time father of five, and husband to boot. Comic book hero? Nope. Just one man who didn’t like what he saw was happening, and decided to take action. While watching his cousin’s grandson, Kwynn […]
Another busy week of summer has blown by, which means that it is getting closer and closer to my return to lovely Gainesville, Florida. Nothing against the town that UF sits in, but I am getting quite comfortable with spending much of each day down here in South Florida working on Dynasty and this blog. […]
Dave D’Alessandro has serious beef with sports agents. He is a columnist with New Jersey’s The Star-Ledger, and recently penned a piece that looks at this week leading up to Thursday’s NBA Draft. Three of his seven points take big-time shots at the sports agent profession. His statements are italicized below, with my personal reactions […]
Former SportsAgentBlog.com contributor, Andrew Bouthiller, and a variety of other journalists covered a juicy story last July: A federal judge sentenced U.S. sports agent Gustavo “Gus” Dominguez to five years in prison for smuggling potential Major League Baseball players out of Cuba. District Judge K. Michael Moore ordered the prison term for Dominguez, the 48-year-old […]
There are very few books written by sports agents and even fewer that devote a substantial amount of pages to discussing the profession of representing athletes. NBPA agent, Keith Glass, takes a shot at covering that topic and other NBA related material in his book, Taking Shots. It is not surprising to hear someone critical […]
What is a sports agent? Originally he (I say he because it took a while for women to enter the field) was in charge of making sure that his athlete clients did not get screwed when signing deals with professional clubs. An agent’s main task was to read over the contract with a fine comb […]