Filling in once again for a hopefully now well-rested Darren, I bring you the Nightmare Clients for the Week of May 13-20: 1. In a not-so-unexpected move, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens was recently quoted bad-mouthing his relationship with former Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells. When asked what he got out of his only […]
Year: 2007
The NCAA Men’s Division I-A Golf Championships are right around the corner (May 30-June 2 at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club’s Gold Course in Williamsburg, Va.), marking for many players the end of their collegiate golfing careers. While some of these guys will remain amateurs for the duration of the summer, in order to compete […]
Since Darren is gone for the week on a much needed vacation, he was kind enough to let me bring you this week’s Nightmare Clients of the Week. So, without further adieu: 1. Former Heisman Trophy winner and 2002 NFL rushing title holder Ricky Williams, once again tested positive for marijuana. Williams, who was suspended […]
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Temporary New Management
Agents, lawyers, students, general public…I have an announcement to make. I will be absent from these parts of town for the next 11 days. Tomorrow morning I will be taking a flight to New York City, where I will remain until Sunday morning. At that time I will embark to Israel on a 10 day […]
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Agent Spotlight: Jason Levien
Jason Levien has a lot of things going for him. He goes after orange and blue blood (that means UF players, for you non-Gators), he lives in Miami, and he recently broke away from Greenberg Traurig to start up his own agency, Levien Sports Representation (LSR). It has not always been peaches and cream for […]
The NBA Draft is quickly approaching (June 28th), and this is the prime time for players who have entered their name into the pool of possible selections to select an agent. Players who are just testing the waters, are putting their name out there without taking on any representation. A player that is testing the […]
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Want to be a Jockey’s agent?
It has been quite some time since I have posted a title that starts with “Want to be a”…last one was Want to be a Coach’s agent? Anyway, today I will focus on a sport that is not discussed much on this blog, which is horse racing. Horse racing, unlike boxing, seems to have enough […]
Sports Agent Interview: With Matthew Vuckovich David Canter is a 34 year-old sports agent and is the President and CEO of DEC MANAGEMENT (http://www.decagent.com). He has had the opportunities to work for the Florida Marlins while in college and quickly learned that players need a voice too. Mr. Canter has seen some hard times when […]
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Conley Sr. Joins BDA Sports
Today I got an e-mail from a loyal reader of I Want to be a Sports Agent with this particular inquiry: “I was wondering if you by chance knew how I could get Mike Conley’s e mail or phone number. My athletic trainer recently told me he was starting MAC sports in Chicago.” Everyone in […]
Besides myself graduating from the University of Florida and embarking on 3 more years at UF Law, 3 of our contributors have also graduated. Congratulations are in order for the following 3 contributors in no particular order: Matthew Vuckovich for graduating from the University of Illinois undergraduate program. Matthew Allinson for graduating from The Ohio […]