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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

The festival of lights has commenced. But ladies and gentlemen, get your Hanukkah facts straight. If you are going to quote Adam Sandler like some woman did on the new show called Duel (hosted by ESPN Radio host Mike Greenberg), you better know what he said. It’s eight crazy nights, not twelve. And her husband is Jewish! Here are some links to stories I was not able to cover over the past week:

  • The governor of West Virginia, Joe Manchin, believes that former WVU head football coach, Rich Rodriguez, became a victim of a college coaching system driven by high-priced agents. Nice scapegoat, gov! [West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is mad as hell].
  • I still believe that allowing college football players to transfer at will would cause anarchy in the CFB system, but Marc Isenberg continues to put forth the idea in order to level the playing field with coaches who are ditching programs left and right [It ain’t over until the fat contract is settled].
  • Mike Sullivan, Director of Octagon Football, got an early Christmas present. He had two clients selected to the Pro Bowl, most notably, Marcus Trufant, who will be a free agent after this season at the ripe young age of 26 [Seahawks Sending 6 to Hawaii].
  • Arn Tellem will be inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on Jan. 27…Shabbat Shalom! [List of celebrity cheerleaders is wild and crazy].

Matthew Allinson’s interview with Derrick Gordon of St. Patrick high school is the featured post of the week. Check it out on the right sidebar under Featured.

p.s. – Dynasty’s First Internship Class will be announced later today.  Make sure that you keep checking back to see who the two chosen applicants will be (none of the five have been told yet whether they made the cut or not).  An easier way to find out right away is to Subscribe to our feed, which you should have done a long time ago, anyway.

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.