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It’s Vacation Time

I will be away soaking up the sun, drinking up all the vodka-tonics my body can handle, and relaxing on a lounge chair from Monday-Friday of this week. The University of Florida is on Spring Break, and I will be enjoying it with about 2000 other Spring Breakers on the Royal Caribbean Majesty of the […]

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Nightmare Clients for the Week of March 4th-March 11th

1) Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings was arrested for domestic violence and trying to prevent his wife from notifying the police [Ron Artest Might Have Sneaking In Some Early-Morning Spousal Battery]. 2) Former pitcher, John Rocker and 3B, David Bell are the newest members of the MLB substance abuse club [Two more arraigned in […]

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Racists In Compton, CA

USC linebacker creates a very distasteful Facebook group. Chalk this one up on your things not to do on Facebook. Clay Matthews, a linebacker at the school known for promoting the non-usage of underwear by its cheerleaders (aka USC), used his constitutionally given right of free speech to create a Facebook group titled, “White Nation.” […]

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Studying For The NFLPA Certification Exam

The SATs, the LSATs, [insert your state’s name here]’s Bar Exam…when will the tests stop? With the right preparation, the NFLPA Certification Exam should be just one more exam that you breeze through. Loyal reader, Christopher L. Chambers, shot me an e-mail recently, and I would like to share with you all his question and […]

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Taxation With Representation

Is a certain team’s offer is better than another’s but your client prefers to play for the team offering a lower salary? Can state income taxes bridge the gap? Three days ago, I had the privilege of listening to and meeting NFL agent Hadley Engelhard of Enter-Sports Management. The University of Florida College of Law […]

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If I Ran…The NIT

My second post is up at If I Ran… As previously mentioned, I will attempt to bring some humor to the articles that I post at If I Ran… I try to keep the tone slightly serious here at SportsAgentBlog.com. At If I Ran…, do not take one ounce of what I say to be […]

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Featured On CBS In March? Time For A Raise!

Get your team into the Elite 8 and your salary will reach elite numbers. In fact, just make the tournament field of 65 teams, and you should see your salary as a college basketball coach expand in the next year. According to the USA TODAY, coaches who had their team reach the Elite 8 last […]

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Scott Boras: The Devil Wears Jeans?

When Scott Boras isn’t busy eating your children, he is actually baking cookies for his employees. Our boy, Jason Wulterkens, not only knows his fair share about golf, but is knowledgable about the entire industry. He has decided to share a second contribution to this site, and will officially become a contributor after this post […]

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Breaking into the Industry: 10 Questions with an Aspiring Agent who already has

Have you ever wondered what it takes to break into the ultra-competitive sports agent industry? Every year, as the deals in professional sports become more and more lucrative, the crowd of aspiring agents only continues to grow deeper. You can break into the industry several different ways. The first and quickest way to land your […]

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Introducing Matthew Allinson

SportsAgentBlog.com – I Want to be a Sports Agent has just received its fourth contributor: Matthew Allinson.  He is a 3rd year law student (also known as a 3L) at The Ohio State University, but I won’t hold being a Buckeye against him.  His resume more than makes up for his choice of school. Matthew […]