I had been hearing rumors of a switch of representation for New York Jets tightend Dustin Keller for a couple of weeks now, but could not get it confirmed. Luckily, Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal did the dirty work and had Drew Rosenhaus admit to the change. Keller was drafted by the Jets with pick #30 of […]
The NFL Players Association will soon resume its regulation of agents who represent football players in contractual negotiations with teams. The NFLPA Board of Player Representatives recently passed a resolution to adopt and implement an agent regulation system that will have identical language as the system in place prior to the NFLPA’s decertification back in March 2011. […]
What: National Football League Players Association Chicago, Illinois Seminar When: September 30, 2011 (9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.). Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. Where: Hyatt Regency Chicago (website) The Chicago, Illinois seminar is not mandatory, since the NFLPA does not currently regulate agents. Further, the players association realizes that the seminar was created on short notice (but […]
The State of Oklahoma now has a special sports agent prosecution team, which was announced by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt last Friday. The prosecution team is led by an attorney within the Attorney General’s office, and will include investigators who will be hired to investigate situations as they become apparent. On the surface, it is a […]
Las Vegas was an absolute blast. Many thanks go out to my friends at Pro Player Group, LLC for making sure that me and my friends were looked after on our vacation. What is the deal regarding talk of NBA owners wanting a 3rd round added to the draft? Most of them do not even pay […]
NFL agent Peter Schaffer was recently the subject of a Rick Reilly article on ESPN.com. In that article, Reilly provided a detailed account of Schaffer’s day after the NFL Lockout had ended. From his home in Denver, Colorado, Schaffer conversed with many of his clients, who include Adam “Pacman” Jones, Derrick Mason, Russell Okung, Gerald Hayes, […]
“If Mississippi ever wins a Heisman trophy, we want to keep it” – Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann That quote was taken from an article written by Jerry Mitchell of the Clarion-Ledger, who wrote about a new Mississippi law that will supposedly “provide greater accountability to sports agents…and will bring more responsibility to the recruitment […]
Robert Johnson is a strong safety from the University of Utah who was drafted by the Tennessee Tians in the 5th round (#148 overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was on the team’s practice squad in 2010, but hopes to be a solid contributor to the Titans’ special teams in 2011. NFL agency SportStars hopes the same. […]
What: Covering Labor Issues in Professional Sports: A Panel Discussion on the Intersection of Sports Media & Sports Law When: Thursday, September 15, 2011 (7:30-8:30pm) Where: University of Miami School of Law Speakers: Jorge Sedano, Host of The Jorge Sedano Show on 790 The Ticket Tim Reynolds, Sports writer for the Associated Press Ethan Skolnick, Miami Heat columnist […]
Yesterday, Benjamin Hochman of The Denver Post reported that Kenyon Martin has finally chosen a new agent after parting ways with his former long-time agent Brian Dyke back in August 2011. Martin had fired Dyke prior to Dyke being able to negotiate a new contract for Martin, which many believe will be the most valuable contract of […]