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On To The Next One: Lex Hilliard

Yesterday, I received word that Miami Dolphins running back/full back Lex Hilliard parted ways with former Miami Dolphin and current NFLPA Contract Advisor, Marc Lillibridge.  Hilliard has signed with Miami, Florida-based Drew Rosenhaus. Lex Hilliard was a 6th round draft pick in 2008, selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 204th overall pick.  He played his […]

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The Sports Agent Blog March Madness Challenge

I absolutely love my Tenqa REMXD Wireless Bluetooth Headphones.  I use the headphones to listen to music at the gym and also take phone calls while I am on the go.  And now you have a chance to win a set of the same headphones I have been rocking around the country.  All you have […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (3/9/2012)

Football-heavy Friday Wrap-Up this week.  Chicago was a lot of fun last weekend.  I will be heading out to Las Vegas this coming Wednesday evening and will be out there for roughly five nights.  The trip has a mixed purpose; both business and pleasure.  The press recently seems quite preoccupied with the New Orleans Saints […]

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Peyton Hillis Likely To Go Back To Jimmy Sexton And Sign With CAA

It appears that sports agent connoisseur Peyton Hillis is almost ready to announce who his fourth agent will be.  Technically, it will only be his third agent, because Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com reports that Hillis is going to sign with his original agent, Jimmy Sexton.  The only difference is that Sexton is no longer with SportsTrust Advisors (where Pat Dye, […]

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The Sports Agent Blog 2012 NFL Mock Draft

2012 NFL Mock Draft Last Updated: March 7, 2012 Brandon Thorn is back again, treating us with his annual Mock Draft.  Follow this post as Thorn provides updates leading up to the 2012 NFL Draft.  And follow him on Twitter, if you dare. Round 1 Indianapolis (2-14) – QB Andrew Luck – Stanford – Agent: […]

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On To The Next One [Update]: Mark Teixeira

Almost exactly a year ago, I reported that New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira fired his longtime agent Scott Boras in the middle of an 8-year, $160 million contract that Boras negotiated.  Boras will continue to be paid his commission on said contract, which has a term that spans until 2016. It’s hard to forget the things that Teixeira […]

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The Darker Side Of College And Professional Basketball Recruiting

A group that calls itself the El Chiriacco Group claims that it is in the final stages of a e-book on college sports recruiting titled, “Kim Kardashian and the Art of Rebounding”.  The book will focus on the recruiting of New Jersey Nets power forward, Kris Humphries in 2004, when he was a student-athlete at the University of Minnesota.  The group […]

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On To The Next One: Jimmy Wilson

I think it is important to begin this post with an explanation as to why I have not spent time on this site posting, discussing, and/or analyzing the "List" floating around the internet, which contains a number of players who have recently fired Drew Rosenhaus. The "List" appears to be nothing more than a smear […]

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Jeff Schwartz Early Favorite To Represent Austin Rivers And Tyler Zeller

On Saturday, Duke and UNC met at Cameron Indoor Stadium to play in what ended up being a lopsided game with UNC earning an easy victory over the Blue Devils. While the game itself was not highly enjoyable to watch, it was fun to observe many future NBA players on the court at the same […]

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NBPA Could Do Better Job To Limit Conflicts Of Interest

In 2008, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Executive Director Billy Hunter drafted an "inflexible memo" to announce the NBPA's plan to enforce its rule with regard to the prohibition against agents representing both NBA players and NBA coaches. While the rule effectively prevented individuals from representing the two classes of people, it failed to thoroughly […]