Even though it’s the offseason, there is still a lot of action going on in the NFL. With the Combine having come and gone, teams are beginning to make roster and cap space for future draft picks and free agents. Darren’s Miami Dolphins recently cut two wide receivers and could possibly be letting Mike Wallace go too. On the agent side, there was a very public argument between Adrian Peterson’s agent, Ben Dogra, and Vikings VP of Football Operations, Rob Brzezinski. Marshawn Lynch also continued to make headlines when he filed to trademark “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.” Darren covered this and more this week on FORBES: (1) Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Has Gone From Hedge Funds To Hockey To Real Estate; (2) Fantasy Sports Industry Steps Up Fight For Freedom In All 50 U.S. States; (3) Marshawn Lynch Looks To Trademark ‘I’m Just Here So I Won’t Get Fined’; (4) UFC And DraftKings Enter Into Partnership. And as always, the weekly wrap-up:
Football
- An anonymous agent’s perspective on the combine [What Did I Just Watch? An NFLPA Agent Explains The Combine]
- I appreciate that this comes from the agent’s blog on his website [Report from Indianapolis]
- Sports agent Jack Bechta has some recommendations for the combine [Time to change the Combine]
- Andrew Brandt always provides valuable insight into the business of football [The Salary Cap Myth, and More Insights Into Deal-Making Season]
Baseball
- A 166% return in less than 6 years [Chicago Cubs Valuation Hits $1.8 Billion In Minority Sale Of Team]
Sports Business
- An in-depth look at one of the biggest mergers in sports and entertainment history [The Inside Story of Ari Emanuel’s Big, Risky WME-IMG Merger]