There are a few sports agencies that always have a large number of clients selected in the NFL Draft, and oftentimes many of those players are picked in the top half of the draft. Athletes First is one of those agencies. While the company’s Draft class is not as top heavy as it was last year, […]
There have been 22 new athlete agent registrations in the State of Tennessee since July 1, 2011, which is about double the average number of registrations the state typically receives every year. That date just happens to be when The Athlete Agent Reform Act of 2011 went into effect. The Athlete Agent Reform Act of […]
What: University of Oregon School of Law Sports and Entertainment Law Forum – The Changing Face of Athletics and Entertainment in the Northwest When: Friday January, 27 2012 Where: White Stag Building, Portland, Oregon (map) Schedule: 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.: Registration 9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Panel Presented by Schwabe, Williamson, & Wyatt: Entertainment in the Northwest […]
On March 20, 2004, a man by the name of Darrell Wills made a written proposal to current Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin whereby Boldin would provide Wills with $170,000.00 for the purpose of Wills creating a sports agency called, Imagine Sports International (ISI). The proposal included a promise by Wills that he would repay the […]
On Saturday, I was told that Lagardère Unlimited was looking at the possibility of purchasing IMG Worldwide. I received the unsolicited tip from a credible source and quickly found another person who backed up the claim. While I went ahead and tweeted what I had heard, I was still questioning just how much, if at all, Lagardère […]
Leigh Steinberg, a main influence for the character “Jerry Maguire,” recently filed for bankruptcy protection. The video, above, is Steinberg’s first video interview since filing for bankruptcy protection. How ’bout the Miami Heat? It was a thrill to see them destroy the Los Angeles Lakers last night without the help of Dwyane Wade. The big […]
The following op-ed was submitted by sports agent Eugene T. Lee. Mr. Lee is President/CEO – ETL Associates, Inc. and may found on Twitter – @EugeneTLee. Has there been a more polarizing figure in professional sports over the past year than Tim Tebow? Whether it was his string of fourth quarter comebacks, thrilling overtime playoff victory over the […]
So the NFLPA was a couple days late on starting to accept NFLPA Contract Advisor applications (after originally delaying the start of the process by 15 days)…but who’s counting? The applications are finally live. A few notes: There is a $2,500 application fee (an increase of $1,000 above the fee from 2 years ago). The […]
Octagon Football represents 6 players who were selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. Those players range from Cameron Jordan (defensive end selected #24 overall by the New Orleans Saints) to Stephen Schilling (offensive lineman selected #201 overall by the San Diego Chargers). Every year, Octagon Football represents a number of players who drafted, and Octagon is able to […]
This is the second in a series of posts reporting on the Accelerated Sports Management Program run by Infront Consulting and Stride Sports Management. This week’s lecture focused on Marketing, Media and Endorsements and their application in regards to Athletes. Catering to many students who had little knowledge in marketing, the course began with a […]