Arizona Cardinals linebacker Paris Lenon has switched agents. The LB was once represented by Jon Persch of Allegiant Athletic Agency (a3) and is now a client of Blake Baratz (The Institute for Athletes). [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/the_ifa/status/227382186981068800″] “Lenon is a mature, hard working, veteran of the team,” Baratz told Sports Agent Blog. “He’s the type of player that fits with the mold […]
The Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics will take place this Friday, July 27, 2012 in London. While athletes are making their final mental and physical preparations in their eventual quest for gold, they and their representatives are also considering how they can capture marketing and brand growth opportunities throughout the Games. Unfortunately for […]
The following is a guest contribution from Jay Fragus (@JayFragus). Jay Fragus is an attorney at Sheppard Mullin in Century City, focusing on sports and entertainment law where he counsels clients in various aspects of entertainment and media transactions and in the negotiation of sponsorship and endorsement agreements. A four-year bowl ban on post-season appearances. […]
Every year, Sports Illustrated publishes its Fortunate 50, which highlights the top earning athletes in the United States (SI separately produces the International 20). This year’s Fortunate 50 is led by Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who took in $85 million from two fights and zero endorsements. The phrase “boxing is dead” clearly does not apply in Mayweather’s case (prize […]
Thoughts and prayers to those affected by the disgusting shooting in Colorado overnight. Thanks to law professor Marc Edelman for referencing me in his article, Making the Most of Your Law School Experience. His friendship and mentoring over the years has been invaluable. I’ll be honest – Tony Romo would totally rock my world if we […]
In January 2011, Happy Walters’ name was included in an email agreement as a potential purchaser of the Philadelphia 76ers. It is probably hard for the National Basketball Players Association certified agent who represents Amar’e Stoudemire, Moe Harkless, and Iman Shumpert, to think that not long ago owning a professional basketball team was even a remote possibility. […]
The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg. The subject of the interview was Jerry Briffa of Star Pass Sports. Briffa is a new entrant in the world of representing athletes and was kind enough to share his experiences to date. Matthew Hochberg: What made you want to become a sports agent? Jerry Briffa: It’s […]
As of 5 p.m. EST on Friday, July 13, 2012, the signing period for players who were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Rule 4 Draft had elapsed. Draftees who signed with the clubs that selected them were added to their respective farm systems, and those who failed to sign will either play at […]
Last Friday, I came across an article titled, Ed Reed Is a Terrible Sports Agent. Who knew that Reed could be his own agent (hint: the principal/agent relationship doesn’t work that way)? Then again, who knows where Reed is getting his advice from these days? According to InsideTheLeague.com, Reed is conducting interviews with several agents. […]
Yesterday was a long day of work intermingled with moving my residence from downtown Miami to Brickell. I am in love with my new apartment. Pretty dead week in actual sports. Obviously, the Freeh report is the news of the week. I heard that Judge Louis Freeh’s next project is to focus on the bounty allegations concerning […]