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On To The Next One: Jeff Otah

Jeff Otah has had a full plate as of late.  The offensive tackle was traded by the Carolina Panthers to the New York Jets last week, only to go back to the Panthers based on the trade not going through due to Otah’s failure to pass a mandatory physical.  Otah was a first round pick by Carolina in the 2008 NFL Draft, but has battled the injury bug ever since.  Then the Panthers made Otah go through physicals to see if they even wanted to keep him on their roster.  They chose not to retain Otah; he is now a free agent.

Meanwhile, Otah also was going through a change of representation.  He was formerly represented by Lock Metz Malinovic (LMM) and recently switched to Neil Schwartz and Jonathan Feinsod of Schwartz & Feinsod.  The company has already announced that Otah will be at former Pro Bowler LeCharles Bentley’s O-Line Academy.

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Feinsod has also stated, “[Otah will] definitely be able to play again, and we definitely think he’ll be able to play this season.”

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.