Suspended running back Ricky Williams applied for NFL reinstatement today, according to his recently-gone-green agent Leigh Steinberg. “Ricky is extremely excited about the prospect of playing in the NFL again and hopeful for a positive response,” said Steinberg. On the collegiate level, Williams holds or shares 20 NCAA records, and won the 64th Heisman Trophy, […]
Year: 2007
Athletes Love Their Blogs
Athletes have a variety of ways to boost their publicity through the World Wide Web. That publicity can turn out to reflect positively on one’s image, but can also result in negative consequences. Facebook, Myspace, AccessAthletes, etc, put the power in athletes’ hands to do as they wish when they create their profiles, upload pictures […]
1. Indiana Pacers forward Shawne Williams missed a court hearing Friday and faces the threat of arrest if he misses another hearing Monday. Williams faces a misdemeanor charge of driving without a license. Defense attorney John Tompkins said he told Williams he needed to attend Friday’s hearing. Williams was jailed on an initial charge of […]
Dad’s Corner: Diagnosing UF
Dad’s Corner is a new feature on I Want to be a Sports Agent. My father, Phil Heitner, is a fan of the blog and has some pretty opinionated feelings on the world of sports. I will let him voice some of his opinions each weekend. Enjoy: In watching UF’s defense, I believe that they […]
Not so Super Chargers
As week 4 approaches in the NFL, you look around and there are quite a few surprising teams out there: the Packers, the whole AFC South, and the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers have the same amount of losses going into week 4 that they had going into last season’s divisional playoff game. It is […]
I Am An Interview Whore
When I started this blog on December 31, 2005, I did not expect the readership to ever grow to its current level, and I sure as hell never thought that I would be getting interview requests. But I am not complaining about either facts. Recently, I responded to a list of questions submitted by Rupert […]
Kicking And Screaming
Not to poke fun at the Kevin Everett situation (I actually wrote a past post which included wishing Kevin Everett and his family all the best), but I could not avoid spreading this video to you all. It seems like a local TV station messed up the video feed that was supposed to be shown.. […]
Carnival of the NBA #50
This week, the Carnival of the NBA comes home to its original location, Blog a Bull. I Want to be a Sports Agent has only been a cotton candy vendor for a few of these Carnivals (we got in on the bandwagon late) and Matt at Blog a Bull does a nice job revealing some […]
Sean Jones has a very troubled past. Just look to a post that I made on June 15th, 2007, which highlights his history of offenses [Sean Jones Would Like A Get Out Of Jail Free Card]. In that post, I alluded to his experience in making bad decisions dating back to 1999. In 1999, Jones […]
This past week, news broke that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will be driving the #88 car and that the car will feature Pepsi Co’s energy drink, Amp. I personally like both moves made by Earnhardt. Junior has done his fans a service by choosing to make his car #88. People who have Dale Jr. stickers, draw […]