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On To The Next One: Osi Umenyiora

With over 20 NFL clients, Tony Agnone of Eastern Athletic Services is one of the more prominent football agents.  He is also the President of the Sports Lawyers Association and speaks at a variety of Sports Law related events. One of Agnone’s popular clients was New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora.  However, Umenyiora recently dropped Agnone in […]

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On To The Next One: Darryl “Truck” Bryant

On April 9, I reported that NBPA Certified Agent and founding member/president of Capital Sports LLC Johnny Foster signed Darryl “Truck” Bryant of West Virginia and Julian Mavunga of Miami Ohio.  Then on May 29, I wrote that Mavunga left Foster and signed with HOF Player Representatives.  Foster stated that he let Julian go because they were not seeing eye to eye.  And recently, Foster also […]

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Athletes’ and Entertainers’ Entitlement Issues

The following guest post is from Ashlei Deal, who formerly worked for the San Antonio Spurs. I have been around the sports and entertainment business for quite some time. Growing up in Oklahoma and having spent a year interning for the San Antonio Spurs, this years Western Conference Finals has been close to my heart. […]

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On To The Next One: Brandon Thompson

Former Clemson defensive tackle Brandon Thompson is on to the next one after firing Hadley Engelhard of Enter-Sports Management.  The #93 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals has signed with Michael Perrett, who is Vice President of Football at SportsTrust Advisors.  The signing has been confirmed by Kevin McGuire, Vice President – Marketing at SportsTrust. The addition […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/1/2012)

I am certainly going to be paying attention to the formation of Israel’s National Baseball Squad.  I hope Shawn Green blasts some homers in the World Baseball Classic.  Perhaps I should send Ian Kinsler a personal letter requesting that he shows his pride by joining the team.  I have two new Forbes pieces that I […]