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Morgan Advisory Group (MAG) Is An Agency To Watch

There are a lot of exciting sports agencies to follow as of late.

There is Excel Sports Management, which has added a baseball division under the guidance of former Creative Artists Agency (CAA) baseball agent Casey Close and former Career Sports & Entertainment baseball agent Victor Menocal, along with a brand new golf division headed by former IMG golf agent Mark Steinberg.

Last week, I covered mgmt one, which looks to be a brilliant start-up comprised of many agents who formerly worked for other large agencies, with an emphasis on previous experience at Blue Equity Sports Television (BEST).

And there is a third agency to add to this limited list of eye-catching agencies: Morgan Advisory Group (MAG).  In the past year, Ryan Morgan has taken what was a boutique agency representing a few football, baseball, and volleyball players and turned it into a real competitor in the sports agency field.  He has accomplished growth through the addition of Gustavo Vasquez (the man behind Pablo Sandoval) to lead the company’s baseball division, and more recently hiring long-time football agent Zeke Sandhu to further develop MAG’s football division.

Sandhu was added to the MAG team in May 2011, but the signing was kept under wraps until late last week.  He has been given the title of Senior Vice President and will work hand-in-hand with Wynn J. Silberman, who is also an NFLPA certified contract advisor.

Along with Sandhu come his clients, which include LaGarrette Blount, Gerald McRath, Jeremiah Masoli, Kenny Rowe, Matt Klapp and Ricardo Lockette.  Since Sandhu joined on with MAG, Nic Grigsby has switched over to the firm for representation.

But MAG is not just a company to watch with regards to its growing baseball and football divisions.  Ryan Morgan tells me that there are 2-3 deals that will close shortly, which he considers to be “game changers.”  He also promises that Sports Agent Blog will get the scoop as soon as those deals are concluded, so make sure to check back in the future to see what is brewing at fast growing MAG.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

Darren’s passion for sports law led him to establish Sports Agent Blog on December 31, 2005, initially titled “I Want To Be A Sports Agent.” The platform, created as a New Year’s resolution, has grown into a cornerstone of the sports agency community, offering in-depth analysis of industry trends, legal disputes, and agent-player dynamics. His commitment to the field is further evidenced by his representation of numerous athletes and sports agents, as well as his prior role as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he developed and taught a course on Sport Agency Management from 2011 to 2014.

Darren’s contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the University of Florida’s 40 Under 40 Award, the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, and designation as the best lawyer in Fort Lauderdale by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. He remains an active voice in the sports law community, sharing insights through his weekly NIL newsletter and his X posts, engaging a broad audience on legal developments in sports.