Wasserman Media Group’s Athlete Management division has been best known for the leadership of Arn Tellem, who represents some of the highest profile athletes in professional basketball and baseball. Tellem’s name has recently been in the news regarding whether or not the Texas Rangers will sign his Japanese starting pitcher client Yu Darvish by this afternoon’s deadline, but […]
If three years have passed since a college football player’s high school class graduated, he is officially eligible to declare for the NFL Draft. Typically, that rule provides redshirt Sophomores and true Juniors the opportunity to leave school early and test their luck with NFL teams. Players who are interested in declaring for the NFL […]
Steve Caric of Caric Sports Management is not the biggest name in the agent business, but every year you can count on him to be representing at least a couple of solid players. Last year, he represented Mason Foster (#84 overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Ricky Elmore (#197 overall to the Green Bay Packers). In 2012, Caric is representing Washington RB […]
Drew Rosenhaus is now representing two players at the quarterback position who hope to be selected in the 2012 NFL Draft. I have already reported that Rosenhaus represents former University of Miami quarterback Jacory Harris. Rosenhaus also recently signed up former Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas. Agent Drew Rosenhaus has signed QB Darron Thomas — Joe Schad […]
University of Florida running back Jeff Demps is putting aside his dreams to play professional football to focus on getting prepared to run track in the 2012 Olympics. Don’t expect the same for the 6’3 302lb Florida defensive tackle Jaye Howard. Howard, who was recently named Honorable Mention All-SEC by the Associated Press, has signed with Drew […]
Robert Quinn was selected #14 overall by the St. Louis Rams in the 2011 NFL Draft. Quinn was represented by Carl Carey, Jr. of Champion Pro Consulting Group, Inc. months prior to being selected by the Rams. Carey, Jr. paid for for many of Quinn’s expenses leading up to the NFL Draft, including the player’s housing, transportation, and […]
What: Second Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition 2012 When: September 28-30, 2012 Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California The Competition will include 4 rounds of negotiation problems in sports topics. The San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants baseball game will be held in multiple luxury suites at Petco Park on September 28. The Competition will […]
It’s the Denver Broncos post-game press conference and Tim Tebow is addressing the media fresh off of winning the biggest game of his career in an upset over last year’s Super Bowl runner-up, Pittsburgh Steelers. He is asked what this playoff win means to him. Tebow deflects the credit from himself claiming the biggest win […]
This week, the NCAA hosted its annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics. Jason Belzer and I created a presentation, which took a deep look at the implications of academic reform, as well as the newly instituted standards and other proposed changes. In analyzing statistical data associated with Academic Progress Rates (APR), we came to a […]
Let’s forget about the sports agents for a second and talk some insurance. I know, it is not the sexiest subject in the world, but having an advisor who knows about insurance is very important, especially for the players who are primed to make big money in their professional careers. I have not covered insurance […]