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Nightmare Clients for the Week of July 23rd-July 30th – SPORTS AGENT BLOG
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Nightmare Clients for the Week of July 23rd-July 30th

Coming to you a couple of days late, but still here for your enjoyment. Here are your nightmare clients of the previous week.

1. The Cincinnati Bengal organization
Instead of naming every Cincinnati Bengal that had been arrested or suspended before the 2006 season has even started, I am just going to go ahead and say that if you represent a Bengal, you better watch your reputation. Unless of course, you are Carson Palmer’s agent (#5 on The Fortunate 50). Anyway, there should be no shock by any sports fan that this past week, another Cincinnati Bengal found himself in trouble and his name in the paper. Odell Thurman has been suspended for 4 games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policies [Suspended Thurman to miss Bengals’ first 4 games]. The Bengals have only had 4 other players arrested recently. If you represent a Bengal, now is the time to beg your client to not take any illegal substances or do anything to get arrested. America is watching.

2. Albert Belle

You're never safe from the stare of Albert BelleWho knew that stalking is considered a felony? Now you do, and so does former Cleveland Indian slugger, Albert Belle. He recently pleaded guilty to stalking his ex-girlfriend and will be sentenced right before he turns the ripe age of 40. The cherry on top is that Albert Belle used a GPS device to track his girl [Albert Belle pleads guilty to stalking ex-girlfriend]. Technology is a bitch.

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By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.