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.
Not to brag or anything, but I think that I was a little ahead of the game in predicting the rapid rise of the video gaming industry as a sport (for past video gaming posts, check out the Video Gamers archive). Anyway, the fad sport keeps growing. On November 11, 2006, the USA Network decided […]
Leigh Steinberg has gone from the most prominent NFL agent to maybe just another option in a field dominated by young, passionate personas. Steinberg first began representing athletes living as a Resident Advisor (RA) in his college dorm at UC Berkeley when he represented Steve Bartkowski. He quickly rose to the top, representing big name […]
The media (and this site) does a disservice to athletes. Many media sources only focus on the bad things that players do on a daily basis. This site only highlights players’ wrongs in a wrap-up every Sunday night (does that make us any better?..probably not). It is hard for this site to mention all of […]
I am away in Washington D.C. until Tuesday evening and have not been able to find a lot of time to post much new content. If I find anything of note between now and then I will be sure to share it. You should have your weekly dose of Nightmare Clients of the Week on […]
You know how Jerry McGuire’s mentor told him that the business is all about personal relationships? I suppose that the personal relationship between Seattle Supersonics forward, Rashard Lewis, and his agent, Tony Dutt, is not very strong anymore. I have such a thought because Tony Dutt cost his client the ability to void the final […]
Open the floodgates. First it was Japan, then South Korea…could China become the next Far East outlet for American baseball prospects? The New York Yankees seem to think so. Even though the Yankees are not officially the first MLB team to hire a Chinese born baseball player, they are the first club to have the […]
The NBA season is done. Empty the Bench believes that the Detroit Pistons may not be done and done. My Miami Heat…they’re probably done, done, and done for a while. 20 Second Timeout only sees the Pistons getting worse from here, though…and if the Bulls acquire Kobe Bryant, Shaq may need a new reality TV […]
Three rounds have passed in the Ladies… Hot Blogger Tournament, and I am thrilled to say that we are still in the competition. We have defeated some excellent competition to get to the 4th round, but it will only get harder to move on. It is because of this that we must forget about future […]
As promised: For Immediate Release Contact: Matthew Vuckovich 312.246.3266 Darren Heitner 954.558.6999 Young Sports Agents Launch “Dynasty Athlete Representation” and sign first client Kyle Monroe-Dison Newport Beach, Ca – June 18, 2007, sports agents Darren Heitner 22, of Hollywood, FL and Matthew Vuckovich 23, of Newport Beach, CA, launched Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC. Heitner and […]
Last week was Dale Earnhardt, Jr. week. The press ate him up when he decided to leave DEI. Then everyone was wondering who Jr. would sign with. Would he keep the #3 car? Would he keep Budweiser as a sponsor? A press conference date and time is established…he is joining Hendrick Motorsports! The dust has […]