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NFL Draft Day Reading

Post author By Darren Heitner
Post date April 25, 2009

A No. 1 N.F.L. draft pick may be one of the most overvalued assets in our society? [Is the Top N.F.L. Draft Pick a Penalty?]
Andre Smith’s move from Alvin Keels to Priority Sports makes Smith a lock to be a top 10 pick? [Diner News: Questions that bother me before the draft]
The rules, methods, and effectiveness of agents pitching college athletes, hoping to gain their trust and become their advisors [Pitching NFL prospects on their potential: choosing an agent is first step in a pro career].
NFL personnel tweeting from the draft includes Roger Goodell (@nflcommish) [NFL Draft 2009 Twitter].

Tags NFL, nfl draft, Roger Goodell, Twitter

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.

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