Per SBJ/SBD columnist Liz Mullen, the NFLPA has recently made it a requirement for agents to inform the union of any player contract negotiations that are valued at $2M or more at the start of talks with teams. All registered agents were informed by the February 1st memo to contact the NFLPA’s Salary Cap & […]
Milwaukee Bucks Guard Greivis Vasquez has signed with Octagon agent Alex Saratsis for representation. In doing so, Greivis has parted ways with Wasserman Media Group, and his agent Darren Matsubara. The 29 year old veteran out of Maryland, is in the final year of his 2 year / $13,000,000 contract, as he is set to […]
Caric Sports Management has added one of the top Tight End prospects of the 2016 NFL Draft in Junior Austin Hooper, from Stanford University. President Steve Caric is officially listed on the Standard Representation Agreement as his agent. The 2015 Mackey Award finalist (award for the nation’s best TE) is declaring early as after a […]
Agility Sports Management has signed Minnesota linebacker De’Vondre Campbell to a representation contract. The redshirt senior joins what may be described as a boutique agency, but one in which features recent high draft picks DE Kony Ealy (Panthers – 2nd round) and OLB Markus Golden (Cardinals – 2nd round). The Fort Myers, FL native was […]
HoopsHype stays up to date on the earnings of the top NBA agencies and their agents. They also provide detailed reports of agents and agencys’ client lists and how much they are earning from each individual player. Coming in at #1 on the list is Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management. Schwartz’s client list is […]
A sponsorship agreement between Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment and the Reese’s Senior Bowl has been completed, that will enable the financial services giant to introduce its financial education courses to the players. The 67th Senior Bowl will be played on January 30th, 2016, in their customary location of Mobile, Alabama. Morgan Stanley Sports […]
National League Rookie of the Year winner (by unanimous decision) Kris Bryant seems to be a marketer’s dream — talented, young, handsome, and playing in a large market. But how much does that translate into dollars and cents and how much does Bryant care? “He has great potential,” says Marc Ganis, president of Chicago-based SportsCorp. […]
Not even Josep Maria Orobitg, the man closest to Pep Guardiola in career matters knows what’s next for the most sought after coach. With his contract set to expire in June with German powerhouse Bayern Munich, much speculation has begun to flood the soccer world over what is next for the 44 year-old. “Not even […]
Families of young soccer players in Africa are falling victim to false agents promising their sons careers with professional soccer clubs in Europe. Families are going to extent of selling their houses and using their life savings to pay the agents for “visa and travel expenses” upfront in exchange for promises of rich contracts with […]
John Tobias, head of Tennis for Lagardere Unlimited, has been fired. Widely regarded as one of the best young executives in the professional sports marketing field, this marks an end to his chapter as President that began in 2010. Per Sports Business Daily Journal, this is a move that follows two high-profile clients leaving the […]