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From The NFL To The Booth

Retirement. Many of us look forward to it, but do not plan for it accordingly. The NFLPA is constantly trying to do something to promote its members’ awareness that a football player’s life in the NFL only lasts so long and aims to prepare each person for life after football. Their latest effort: Broadcast Boot Camp.

This is something that Emmitt Smith would have benefited from (sorry, Emmitt. You rocked as a Gator and Cowboy, but you suck in the booth). Here is the description of the rough and tough boot camp:

The Broadcast Boot Camp provides professional development training for NFL players in the field of broadcast journalism and can be the first step in the transition from a playing career to a broadcasting career. This hands-on program offers the opportunity to explore multiple on-air job functions in the television/media business. Additionally, the boot camp will help you determine which area of the media is most interesting to you, and provide practical tips for how to succeed in your first media position. Workshops include: field reporting, voice overs, game studio analysis, and research.

Broadcast journalism is definitely one profession that retired NFL players have a chance at success in. The event does not take place until June 2008, but if you are an agent/player and think that you have some interest in the boot camp, do not delay. Call up the NFLPA for more information.

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.

2 replies on “From The NFL To The Booth”

I was reading about this last night…very interesting idea on the NFL’s part. And you hit it right on the head…someone needs to contact Emmitt Smith’s agent immediately. They also need boot camp in other sports as well (Magic Johnson, anyone?)

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