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Contract Negotiation

Poor Judd-gement?

In my previous post I stated that AFL Player Chris Judd was waiting till the end of the season to make a decision on his new contract [Judd-gement Day]. Chris was flying at the start of the year, and was consistently high in the Brownlow (MVP) betting. However, in the 2nd half of the year […]

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Carnival of the NBA #48

Rolling out Carnival of the NBA #48 is MVN basketball blog, Taking it to the Rack. The title: Crashing the Party [Carnival of the NBA #48]. I Want to be a Sports Agent made it into the carnival with our post on James Gandolfini’s new role as Sonny Vaccaro on an HBO upcoming feature: [Gandolfini […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Dynasty: Mike DeVaney Interview

Dynasty Athlete Representation and its bowling client, Mike DeVaney, got some nice press on a local Southern California news station recently. KZSW TV in Temecula, CA spent a day with DeVaney at a bowling alley, asking him about his past, life on the PBA tour, and his experience with Dynasty. Luckily for Matthew and me, […]

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Agent Spotlights

Agent Spotlight: Leigh Steinberg (Part II)

Will the real Leigh Steinberg please stand up? It seems like the real Leigh Steinberg is a lot of things. He will go down as one of the most successful and influential sports agents of all time. He was the man behind Jerry Maguire. It all started off with his initial client, Steve Bartkowski, who […]

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Contract Negotiation NFL Players NFL Teams Sports Agents

Kudos, Tom Condon

When it comes to sports and my opinions on them, I think my views and thoughts are as insightful and informative as any (Editors Note: Someone is a little confident…). In my first article for SportsAgentBlog.com, I wrote about rookie holdouts and how agents need to do a better job at getting their clients in […]

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NFL Players Sports Agents Sports Business

Is CSMG Still The Place To Be?

CSMG recently acquired Arizona Cardinals quarterback and budding actor, Matt Leinart, but the company has seen a big downsizing ever since. To put it plainly, and directly from the mouth of Liz Mullen at SportsBusinessJournal.com: [CSMG] has terminated its CEO, laid off several employees, saw its founder step down as chairman of the board of […]

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Nightmare Clients of the Week

Nightmare Clients for the Week of August 12th-August 19th

1. Former San Jose Sharks forward Mark Bell has pleaded no contest to drunken driving and hit-and-run charges and will serve six months in a Santa Clara County jail, a prosecutor said Wednesday [Bell pleads no contest to DUI, hit-and-run charges]. Bell, who was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in June, had faced nearly […]

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Philanthropy

Role Model Clients: Jarvis Green, Matt Leinart, Lance Armstrong

Welcome to the second installment of Role Model Clients. This column’s purpose is to highlight all the great things that athletes do outside of their profession. Every week, we highlight all of the terrible transgressions that occur, but it is nice to hear about some of the good things that players do in order to […]

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Contract Negotiation MLB Players MLB Rules MLB Teams Sports Agents

2007 MLB Amateur Draft Signing Bonuses – Final Update

The August 15th midnight deadline has come and gone. Last time we updated this thread (6 days before the deadline), slot values had still been down across the board and 22 of the top 100 picks had not yet signed. In addition 13 of the 22 were first rounders. Let’s just say that August 15th […]

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Endorsements Soccer Sports Business

Saying Adieu to Freddy Adu

Now if there’s one Major League Soccer player that it is fair to say that a large percentage of even Americans have heard of, aside from Mr. Beckham of course, it’s got to be Freddy Adu. Many people use betting platforms like Footstock (Check out this Footstock review for more details) just to bet on […]