I Want to be a Sports Agent has been selected to host the 45th edition of Carnival of the NBA. As I explained in my last Carnival of the NBA post, NBA Carnivals are run about every 1-2 weeks and are comprised of a group of links to the best NBA stories. A different sports […]
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.
It seems like everything that former NFL defensive lineman Sean Jones touches turns to crap. First, he was a member of the Los Angeles Raiders. They eventually moved to Oakland, and then got stuck with a troublesome Randy Moss, Jerry Porter, and no quarterback. So he moves on to the Houston Oilers. They move to […]
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All We Want Is One Shining Moment
Round 2 of the Hot Blogger Competition hosted by Ladies… is complete and I have made it easily into the 3rd round. Let me first thank all of the contributors, readers, random guests, and friends for aiding me so far in my attempt to bust the brackets as a 10 seed. That being said, we […]
Guest Contribution by Mandi Frishman, who works in the field of Meeting and Event Planning for (an undisclosed) major corporation: The search for new ways to differentiate your client can take a lot of time and energy away from pursuing other, more fruitful goals. There are certain tried and true strategies that work- the challenge […]
Not only have you probably not heard of Kyle Monroe-Dison. You have definitely never heard of him. But that is all about to change. Dison is the first signed client of Dynasty Athlete Representation (press release will come out on Monday of next week) and has plans to be a big time pitcher in the […]
Goodbye Creative Artists Agency, hello CSMG. Before we look into Leinart’s new love, let me provide a brief time line for the life of Matty Boy. April 26, 2007: I reported that Leinart cut his marketing ties with Creative Artists Agency after only one year of representation [Cross CAA Off Of Leinart’s List Of Friends]. […]
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Agent Spotlight: Master P.
Yesterday, I read a piece over at NFL Fanhouse that looked into whether or not Larry Johnson will hold out from being involved in any plays with the Kansas City Chiefs until his rookie contract is re-evaluated [So Will Larry Johnson Hold Out?]. He still has three years left on his rookie contract, a contract […]
Myron Bolitar is not your typical sports agent. For one, he is not real. He is a character created by author Harlan Coben. Second of all, he is a former investigator, which makes for some interesting stories when there are murder cases to solve. But you want to be a sports agent, why should you […]
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Johnny Drama? Victory!!
For Immediate Release Hollywood, FL – June 9, 2007, Darren Heitner 22, of I Want to be a Sports Agent has proved victorious against Sanchez of Shot To Nothing in the 1st round of the AFC North Bracket of the Ladies… Hot Blogger Tournament. This is just the beginning of what Heitner hopes to be […]
Gilbert Arenas may have been the first NBA player to have a popular blog, but he is definitely not the first athlete to represent himself in contractual negotiations with professional teams [Daunte Culpepper Needs Our Help]. Just yesterday, I discussed the negatives of being your own agent in contractual matters with the team that may […]