At the end of May, the NFL cancelled its yearly rookie symposium, which is open to all players selected in that year’s NFL Draft. Historically, topics discussed at the symposium have included financial planning, indoctrination into the NFL, and how to be a professional on and off the field. But then the NFL Players Association […]
Year: 2011
The following is a guest contribution from Martin Fischman (@Martin_Fischman), Dynasty’s Football Division Director. During this post draft/pre training-camp season, it seems that rookies have switched agencies at a higher rate than ever before. It is perplexing as to why so many players are changing agents when no player contracts can be negotiated and endorsement deals […]
Sports agents talk to already represented players all the time, but rarely do such communications get covered by the media. When Scott Boras is involved; however, the media takes note. Recently, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is being courted by Boras. Brian Costa of the Wall Street […]
It brings me great pleasure to publish an Interview with the Agent piece about Austin Walton. Not only is he a driven, young individual in the sports agent business, he is a former intern and independent contractor at Dynasty Athlete Representation. It has been fun for me to watch his rise in the business of basketball. I hope […]
I do not watch much hockey at all, but I did tune in to see Game 7 between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks. The aftermath viewed through multiple pictures and videos is disheartening. But it goes to show you just how powerful and meaningful sports and individual franchises can be to the general […]
What: Santa Clara Law 2011 Sports Law Symposium When: September 8, 2011 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Locatelli Center, Santa Clara University (map) Topics: Concussions (Keynote: DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, NFLPA), Steroids (Keynote: Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Investigative Reporter), Labor Strife (Keynote: William B. Gould, IV, former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board), and the Use of Player Images […]
First, I want to apologize for the delay in blogs and topics. We had a great NBA Pre-Draft Class here at IMG Academies. Doubling business is good, but I guess I forgot about the double work part. The initial set of blogs brought both praise and backlash from varying fields. “Trainer” can have so many […]
Yesterday I posted that former LSU inside linebacker Kelvin Sheppard switched agents from SportsTrust Advisors to Universal Sports & Entertainment Management. He actually officially hired Universal Sports on May 20, 2011 and terminated his relationship with the firm on June 8, 2011. After I posted on Sports Agent Blog, Kelvin Sheppard Tweeted me that he is […]
Last week, I highlighted a new relationship between two-time Super Bowl MVP Terry Bradshaw and Evolution Management + Marketing. The two signed an agreement that made Evolution the exclusive marketing agency for Bradshaw. Evolution has not stopped signing up new, talented clients. The company also just signed future 2011 NBA Draft pick Enes Kanter to an […]
On May 21, 2011, The Detroit News reported that Rodney Stuckey (shooting guard, Detroit Pistons) signed with Leon Rose of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Rose became Stuckey’s 5th agent in a span of 4 years. He started his career represented by Goodwin Sports Management (GSM). At the time, Steve Banks worked at GSM and became […]