Raymond Lee Savage Jr., former CEO and President of Savage Sports Management and All-American linebacker at the University of Virginia, is going to jail in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama for having one of his employees illegally contact former University of Alabama wide-receiver,Tyrone Prothro, while Prothro was in college (the year was 2005). The employee was not […]
Month: February 2011
On behalf of everyone at Sports Agent Blog, our hearts and prayers go out to Paul Lawrence’s family, co-workers, clients, and friends. Lawrence reportedly passed away earlier today near his home in Everett, Washington. Lawrence had been a Contract Advisor at Maximum Sports Management, the agency that represents NFL stars including Larry Fitzgerald, Tracy Porter, […]
This is an in depth weekly series that chronicles the quest of a boutique hockey agency, VSM Hockey, to reach the top of the NHL hockey agent world. Its story is narrated by its president and founder, Nikolaï Ray. Another week has gone by… Man it goes so fast! I am currently on a trip to […]
While Nick Swisher did not sign Scott Boras (he ended up going to Dan Lozano), Michael Bourn has made the move to Boras Corp. Bourn was previously represented by SFX. Prior to SFX, Bourn was represented by Beverly Hills Sports Council. Some guys really have a problem picking an agent and sticking with him. Boras […]
Jimmy Smith is a 6’2, 205lb cornerback from the University of Colorado Boulder. NFLDraftScout.com currently projects him as the 4th best cornerback available in the 2011 NFL Draft and believes that Smith will be taken in either the 1st or 2nd round. The Big 12 coaches voted Smith All-Big 12 First Team based on his […]
A few days ago, it was first reported that Nick Swisher left long time Cincinnati, Ohio based agent, Joe Bick of Pro Star Management, Inc for Scott Boras. Part of that was correct. Swisher did leave Bick, but actually left him for Dan Lozano. Lozano has not slept much lately; the only thing on his […]
It is not yet law, but the state of Arkansas is one step closer to having a tougher law regulating sports agents. Last week, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill titled THE ATHLETE AGENT REFORM ACT OF 2011 (embedded at the bottom of this post in its entirety). House Bill 1061 by Rep. […]
It looks like Woeful Weslye Saunders will enter the 2011 NFL Draft after all. Yesterday, ProFootballWeekly.com reported that the NFL announced that the former University of South Carolina tight end is eligible to be selected, changing its former stance of disallowing the player from being a part of the draft after he failed to file […]
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If you follow country music, you know a bit about Carrie Underwood. What you may or may not know is that Carrie’s husband is ex-Ottawa Senator and new Nashville Predator Mike Fisher. Lucky for you, this article isn’t about country music. No offense to anyone who enjoys some Garth Brooks. The Predators acquired Fisher on […]