Goodbye Creative Artists Agency, hello CSMG. Before we look into Leinart’s new love, let me provide a brief time line for the life of Matty Boy. April 26, 2007: I reported that Leinart cut his marketing ties with Creative Artists Agency after only one year of representation [Cross CAA Off Of Leinart’s List Of Friends]. […]
Year: 2007
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Agent Spotlight: Master P.
Yesterday, I read a piece over at NFL Fanhouse that looked into whether or not Larry Johnson will hold out from being involved in any plays with the Kansas City Chiefs until his rookie contract is re-evaluated [So Will Larry Johnson Hold Out?]. He still has three years left on his rookie contract, a contract […]
Myron Bolitar is not your typical sports agent. For one, he is not real. He is a character created by author Harlan Coben. Second of all, he is a former investigator, which makes for some interesting stories when there are murder cases to solve. But you want to be a sports agent, why should you […]
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Pauls corner-part 2
Dennis Kennedy-RB Akron-Junior Kennedy signed with Ohio State out of high school, but was ruled academically ineligible and chose to sign with Akron. He is listed at 5’11 and weighing around 200 pounds. Being at Akron does not give him as much national exposure then if he was at OSU, but he is still someone […]
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Johnny Drama? Victory!!
For Immediate Release Hollywood, FL – June 9, 2007, Darren Heitner 22, of I Want to be a Sports Agent has proved victorious against Sanchez of Shot To Nothing in the 1st round of the AFC North Bracket of the Ladies… Hot Blogger Tournament. This is just the beginning of what Heitner hopes to be […]
1. Denver Nuggets reserve forward DerMarr Johnson was charged with resisting arrest and interfering with police during a disturbance outside a nightclub. Police said they used a taser to calm the 6-foot-9 player [Nuggets’ Johnson charged with resisting arrest, interfering with police]. I would imagine seeing a 6’9″ basketball player being tasered is quite a sight. […]
Gilbert Arenas may have been the first NBA player to have a popular blog, but he is definitely not the first athlete to represent himself in contractual negotiations with professional teams [Daunte Culpepper Needs Our Help]. Just yesterday, I discussed the negatives of being your own agent in contractual matters with the team that may […]
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Experimentation
I have owned and operated many websites in the past and even ran a website design company at a point in my short life (I am only 22 years old after all). I can work with Adobe Photoshop, and I enjoy messing around with images. I have decided that if I have the time, I […]
For 2 consecutive days in February, I decided to discuss if in fact sports agents are unnecessary for the modern athlete. The first day, I used 2 athletes as examples to show the type of pain that an athlete can suffer when choosing the “cheap way out” by not signing an agent [Agents Are Overrated]. […]
I know it may be hard to believe, but I actually hold enough knowledge about sports to write on topics other than sports agent related issues. This morning, I was presented with the opportunity to write about one of my favorite teams, the Miami Heat, and I jumped on the request. If you head over […]