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NFL Players

Enough is Enough

The death of Sean Taylor has added to the long list of off the field tragedies that have involved star athletes. Pacman Jones, Michael Vick, and Sean Taylor have all had controversial pasts. Unfortunately it has come back to haunt all three. We all know the story of Jones and Vick, but Taylor’s is an […]

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Contract Negotiation NBA Players NBA Teams Sports Agents

Where In The World Is Anderson Varejao?

Anderson Varejao looks and plays like a bizarro Joakim Noah to me. That being said, you may have noticed (but probably not, because you have been so focused on LeBron James) that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been without Varejao since the beginning of the 2007-08 NBA season. His absence did not hurt the Cavs much […]

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Soccer Sports Law

Blatter Seeks New Rules Regarding ‘Home-Grown’ Players

Greetings from London, England. I am not going to go into great detail about myself as that information is available in the ‘About’ section. I would, however, like to thank Darren once again for welcoming me to the team. In my first article I have decided to give my opinion on a topic that has […]

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Introducing James Alexander Taylor

Nothing like a Thanksgiving treat! Even though I Want to be a Sports Agent is not actively looking for new contributors, we sometimes get lucky and score a very talented applicant. I believe that our newest addition to the SportsAgentBlog.com All-Stars will bring a delightful new twist to the site. Our 10th writer is James […]

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One Hell Of A Cowboy

Recently, there was a debate on this site concerning whether Tony Romo was overpaid, underpaid, or paid a proper amount to play for the Dallas Cowboys for the next six years [The Wash Up 4th November-11th November 2007]. Six years, $67.5 million (not all guaranteed)…it looks good for both sides of the deal. But that […]

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The Primary Cut

The Primary Cut…goes to Q School

Sixth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. Q School Finals: An Overview The final stage of the PGA Tour’s Qualifying Tournament (Q School) is known by some as golf’s “Fifth Major” (or its “cruelest tournament” as one author […]

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Contract Negotiation Endorsements Sports Agents Sports Business

He Works Hard For The Money

Hopefully it is clear to you by now that the public gets its image of the sports agent industry from a few events per year which involve the “big name” agents in the business. In the past, people viewed agents as Tom Cruise’s character in Jerry Maguire. Then they were left with the image of […]

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NFL Players Sports Agents

Calling All NFL Agents…Diamond in the Rough

Chris Ekwueme is a very talented, but largely unknown football player. Chris is a special player with tremendous size, strength, quickness, and versatility.  He can play on either the offense or defensive line.  His talents have gone unnoticed because he played his college ball at the D-II level.  He has had limited professional exposure at the […]

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MLB Players Sports Agents

Curt Schilling And His Bully Pulpit

Curt Schilling has really picked up his posting lately.  The man loves his blog, especially now that the 2007 MLB season is over.  As I have said in the past, I am not a huge fan of Schilling, but it is my responsibility to keep track of his writings and see if he ever mentions […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Hopefully, if you are reading this on Thanksgiving day, it is only because you have picked your favorite seat on the couch, there is a break in one of the football games, and your house has some great wireless internet. If you are on here for some other reason, we are happy to have you […]