I am not a big fan of the NFL combine or the major press coverage that it draws. I personally think that the event over-hypes certain athletes because they basically test well in a fake, determined atmosphere. I liken it to an Ivy League school accepting a student who was middle of the pack throughout […]
Author: 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.
For a couple of days, Yardbarker.com had a post by Greg Oden on its front page, racking up more barks (positive votes) each hour. The title of his blog entry was: Senator Obama is getting my vote. Then, Jason Wulterkens wrote about how Tiger Woods recently jumped on the Obama bandwagon, throwing his support toward […]
If a sport is officially labeled as legit once it signs a deal with one of the four main broadcast channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, and I’ll be nice and include FOX), then Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is now legitimate. Elite XC, a company that promotes MMA, has survived based on its live events and programming […]
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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
It is a week like the week I just endured that should make you happy that you are not yet a law student, have no plans to be a law student, or have finished the damn three year process and are now a practicing attorney. Today I had a persuasive brief due about whether a […]
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Book Review: God Save The Fan
There are at least three reasons that I want to be able to give God Save The Fan a bad review. 1) Will Leitch forces me to write out God instead of referring to Him as G-d. 2) I was left out of the 100+ blogger name shout out in the Acknowledgments section. 3) Everyone […]
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Representation Of A Sports Artist?
I recently got an interesting email from Craig Gould, a sports artist based out of Dallas Texas. This was in the body of the message: I have been painting for years, but I have just recently decided to pursue it as a full-time profession. After some recent brainstorming and research of the market for sports […]
Is Barry Bonds going to go to Tampa Bay and play with the always changing Devil Rays or move to a location where he can justify ignoring reporters because they speak another language, and play ball in Japan? The Rays are busy talking internally about proposing an offer to Bonds’ agent, Jeff Borris, but have […]
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Review of Stracka.com
Sponsored Post: Stracka.com is a a Social Network for Golfers. At Stracka.com you can view a free online yardage book, post your scores, maintain your handicap, look at greens guides, and talk with your fellow golfers. I have a feeling that contributor Jason Wulterkens and all of the faithful readers of his weekly column, The […]
Over a year ago, I did a special spotlight on female agent, Kristen Kuliga. It took FOX Business a lot longer to realize the great strides that Ms. Kuliga has made in the sports agent industry. While Kuliga is no longer the only woman NFLPA certified agent to negotiate contracts for active NFL players, she […]
Next the Red Sox are going to replace Big Papi and place Boras himself on the roster. Scott Boras’ 7th official client on Boston’s 25 man roster is Manny Ramirez after Ramirez fired Greg Genske at the start of spring training. Boras benefits from the fact that Manny’s contract with the Red Sox may be […]