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Tom Condon Is A Kansas City Star

Over a year ago, I did an Agent Spotlight on Tom Condon, highlighting his move from IMG to CAA and noting that he may be one of the strongest and most progressive agents in the industry [Agent Spotlight: Tom Condon]. As the media continues to highlight agents more and more by the day, Condon has become more of a household figure to many sports fans. Many remember him keeping calm as Brady Quinn (one of his clients) slipped in this year’s NFL draft. Recently, he has taken a bit of heat for holding Quinn out of training camp and for possibly having something to do with Quinn charging $75+ for autographs [Brady Quinn Signing (not with the Browns)].

In the midst of representing his popular clients, including Quinn, Condon has decided to move out of his longtime home of Kansas City [IMG Expands, Kobe Stays, and Condon Leaves]. And now, the Kansas City Star has decided to release a lengthy article highlighting the sports agent legend, Tom Condon [Meet the money man to the pros].

Highlights of the article:

  • Sporting News magazine has Condon listed as the 86th most powerful person in sports.
  • He has represented the #1 pick in the NFL draft for 5 out of the last 10 years.
  • Being the son of a big-time sports agent helps your chances at scoring an internship (just ask Tom’s son, Tommy).

At the end of the article, I found this little tidbit:

For more resources on sports agents, as selected by the Johnson County Library, go to KansasCity.com and click on Business.

So I go check it out, and guess what is one of the county’s recommended websites?  SportsAgentBlog.com! 🙂

-Darren Heitner 

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.