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On To The Next One: Zach Mettenberger

Tennessee Titans QB, Zach Mettenberger, has signed with Tom Condon and Jimmy Sexton of CAA for his representation, according to a Tweet by Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean. This comes after Mettenberger parted ways with his former agent Joe Linta of JL Sports. Linta made some highly publicized remarks to ESPNs Chris Mortensen demanding the Titans trade Mettenberger […]

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On To The Next One: Brandon LaFell

Per a Tweet by the agency, New England Patriots wide receiver Brandon LaFell has signed with Schwartz & Feinsod for his representation. He was previously represented by Brian Overstreet of E Overstreet Sports Management. The 6’3″ 210 lb wide receiver was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round, 78th overall, in the 2010 […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (5/15/15)

Happy Friday ladies and gentlemen! In case you missed it, we posted our complete player-agent listings of the 2015 NFL Draft earlier in the week. There was extremely sad news last week with Dante Fowler Jr., the 3rd overall pick, suffering a season-ending ACL tear in his first day of the Jags rookie camp. Thankfully […]

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CAA Agent, Leon Rose, Signs Karl-Anthony Towns, Devin Booker, And Dakari Johnson

It’s no secret that the University of Kentucky had more NBA talent on its basketball team than just about any other college program in the 2014-15 season. Three members of that team, Karl Anthony Towns, Devin Booker, and Dakari Johnson, have selected Leon Rose of CAA Sports as their agent. Karl-Anthony Towns is considered by […]

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2015 ASM Sports Signees

ASM Sports, a premier NBA agency, has announced its 2015 NBA Draft class as follows: Myles Turner, C, Texas Jarell Martin, F, LSU Rakeem Christmas, F, Syracuse D.J. Newbill, G, Penn State Chris McCullough, F, Syracuse Kendall Gray, C, Delaware State Michael Frazier II, G, Florida Cady Lalanne, C, UMass Kenneth “Speedy” Smith, G, Louisiana […]

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Bluegrass Foes Join Same Team; Trey Lyles And Montrezl Harrell Sign With Rich Paul

Yahoo’s Marc Spears announced on Twitter that Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell and Kentucky’s Trey Lyles have signed with Rich Paul, founder of Klutch Sports and long-time friend and agent of one of the NBA’s brightest stars, LeBron James. Last year, in college, Harrell and Lyles sat on opposite sides of one of the sport’s oldest and […]

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New Website Publicizes Athletes’ Charitable Endeavors

Far too often, the stories we hear and articles we read about athletes are focused on their various wrongdoings. A new website, Athletes Give, is looking to change the conversation by promoting the thousands of philanthropic events being put on by athletes each year. The site is a convenient, global portal of aggregated athlete community […]

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Agentless Lewis Hamilton’s Contract Talks Stall With Mercedes

In November last year, F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton split with his agent Simon Fuller. At the time he was coy about what he was going to do next, only saying that it will be something “different”. Time was on his side, with his contract at Mercedes running until the end of 2015. In the end, […]

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Wichita Sports Agent Inks NBA & WNBA Hometown Heroes To Defining Sports

Defining Sports Marketing Agency founder & Wichita, Kansas native D.J. Fisher has signed 2 fellow Kansas natives to his roster; Phoenix Mercury guard Tiffany Bias (Andover, Kansas) and Chicago Bulls Assistant Head Coach, Adrian Griffin (Wichita, Kansas). Bias was drafted 17th overall in the 2014 WNBA Draft to the Phoenix Mercury and recorded a WNBA […]

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2015 NFL Draft Players/Agents & Analysis

Highlights SportStars had 20 clients drafted, the most of any agency. Three of those 20 were 1st rounders Relativity Sports had arguably the best draft of any agency. They had 17 clients selected with 6 going in the 1st round, including 3 of the first 7 and 5 of the top 20. Lagardere Unlimited had 11 players […]