This morning, NFLPA certified Contract Advisor JT Johnson informed Sports Agent Blog that he officially signed North Carolina State University cornerback David Amerson to a Standard Representation Agreement (first reported on Twitter, here). Amerson recently completed his Junior season at NC State and expressed his intentions to enter the NFL Draft last week. NFLDraftScout.com currently […]
The first full week of 2013 has come to a close; hopefully some of you have maintained your New Year’s Resolutions. I had a great time covering the BCS National Championship Game for Forbes.com, even if it was not exactly the most exciting match-up in the history of the BCS. Speaking of Forbes, here are […]
Sports Capital Group is a Weston, Florida-based football agency run by athlete agent Jonathan Kline. Kline is a graduate of the University of Miami and its School of Law, and a member of a variety of sports and entertainment law associations. On his football agency’s website, he states, “We do not employ runners, recruiters or middlemen. […]
Florida Gators senior linebacker Lerentee McCray and defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd both opted to sign with SportStars for their representation. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/JQuittner/status/288774009238220801″] The duo will be represented by Brian Mackler and Jonathan Perzley, who is a graduate of the University of Florida. McCray is listed by NFLDraftScout.com as the 17th best outside linebacker available in […]
Florida Gators safety Josh Evans is a Senior and tight end Jordan Reed is a Junior, but both have chosen sports agents to represent them at the next level, which means Reed will forego his remaining student-athlete eligibility in favor of pursuing his dreams in the NFL. Sports Agent Blog learned of Reed’s selection of […]
Football agents Peter Schaffer and JR Rickert of Denver, Colorado-based Authentic Athletix has signed former Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein. Klein holds the Kansas State single-season record for most rushing yards and rushing touchdowns for a quarterback. He also was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2012, won the 2012 Johnny Unitas […]
Outfielder Michael Bourn, right-hand pitcher Kyle Lohse and closer Rafael Soriano all have something in common – each is currently stuck on the free agent market. Another commonality between the trio is that they are represented by Scott Boras of Boras Corp. And in a recent New York Daily News article, Bill Madden wonders whether Boras has “overplayed his hand” […]
Last week, John Infante, a former compliance officer at NCAA Division I schools, wrote an article titled, Allowing Prospects in Some Sports To Have Agents Gaining Steam. In the article, Infante says that a proposal to allow prospective student-athletes in a limited number of sports the opportunity to have sports agents prior to said athletes entering college is gaining […]
Atlanta, Georgia-based RMI Athletics is new in the scene of representing professional athletes. Yet Ryan Rubin, the founder and Contract Advisor at the company, already seems to be having success in what many insiders consider the toughest part of being an agent – recruiting new clientele. Recently, Rubin signed Georgia Tech defensive tackle T.J. Barnes. […]
Happy New Year! Looking forward to attending the BCS National Championship Game on behalf of Forbes. Holler at me if you will be there. Tough loss for my Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl, but I am happy for Charlie Strong and a very good Louisville team. This past week on Forbes.com: (1) Notre Dame Merchandise […]