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Sean Jones Would Like A Get Out Of Jail Free Card

Sean Jones Could Be Facing 30 Years
It seems like everything that former NFL defensive lineman Sean Jones touches turns to crap. First, he was a member of the Los Angeles Raiders. They eventually moved to Oakland, and then got stuck with a troublesome Randy Moss, Jerry Porter, and no quarterback. So he moves on to the Houston Oilers. They move to Tennessee, get some cool uniforms, but have little success. Last, he played with the Green Bay Packers…and they are just not the same team as they used to be.

But Sean Jones thought that maybe if he became a sports agent, he would not be able to bring bad fortune to others. Wrong again. Jones should have never gotten into anything relating to finance. In 2003, Jones was suspended for a couple of years after he violated NFLPA rules when handling his client’s (Ebenezer Ekuban’s) finances. He was banned by the NFLPA from representing any players until 2005. In another instance, Jones was forced to pay $396,000 to former Houston Oiler Cris Dishman after another financial investment went bad.

Sean Jones did not become a bad decision maker in 2003. He had experience dating back to 1999. When that man knows a bad financial decision, he goes full steam ahead. This time, the FBI got involved. Yesterday, Jones was arrested (along with 4 others) for being involved in a bank fraud scheme that would have scored the group $42 million+ [Former NFL star Sean Jones indicted on fraud charges]. He could be in jail for 30 years and pay a fine of up to $1 million based on that decision. One less NFLPA registered agent…

-Darren Heitner

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.

2 replies on “Sean Jones Would Like A Get Out Of Jail Free Card”

Such a downhill spiral for someone who could have down so much better with his life.

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