Former University of Kansas record-breaker chooses the Canadian Football League over the NFL. Yesterday, I was asked an interesting question when I was interviewed by aStupidRadio. The question was something along the lines of “How could you tell a client that he should accept a smaller offer than the highest one that he is presented?” […]
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.
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My First Interview
Every other week, this site features an interview with an established agent titled, Interview With The Agent. Today, I had my first shot of being on the other side of the interview process, as I was interviewed on an internet sports radio show. aStupidRadio, a current sponsor of SportsAgentBlog.com – I Want to be a […]
1. Jared Allen of the Kansas City Chiefs will miss the first 4 games of this season for two different instances of DUI reported this past year [Allen suspended for violating substance abuse policy]. That’s it! 🙂
This thread will be updated in real time. I may stop after the first round. We shall see! 1. Oakland Raiders – JaMarcus Russell – Eric Metz of LMM Management 2. Detroit Lions – Calvin Johnson – Bus Cook of BC Sports, Inc. 3. Cleveland Browns – Joe Thomas – Peter Schaffer of All Pro […]
Sorry Nick Lachey…Matt Leinart may be a little busy the next couple of weeks as he searches for a new agent. Just like Lachey’s fall out with Jessica Simpson, Leinart seems to be cutting ties with Creative Artists Agency after only one year of representation [After Only a Year, Matt Leinart Fires CAA]. Did Matty-Boy […]
Using Tommy John’s surgery to strengthen your pitch even though you didn’t really tear your elbow ligament? You’re so old school! Okay…in all honesty, one would have to be crazy to go under the knife when it was not necessary, and apparently it’s the rehabilitation, not the actual surgery, that makes your pitch harder. Anyway, […]
Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Matt Sosnick is a 38-year-old sports agent who is a partner of the baseball agency, Sosnick and Cobbe Sports (www.sosnickcobbesports.com). Mr. Sosnick is what you would call a self-made sports agent. He entered this industry with little prior knowledge and has made a name for himself in the sports […]
Marketing agent Bill Henkel could be seeing some jail time. What do Adrian Peterson, Steve Smith, Derrick Johnson, and Lorenzo Booker all have in common? They all have Bill Henkel as their current marketing agent. In January of this year, IMG filed a temporary restraining order against Henkel after accusing him of trying to steal […]
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Links Tab SHOULD Be Working Again
I will make an effort to better categorize many of the sites over the next week. This is what my face looks like now after all of the aggrivation:
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In Case You Have Not Noticed..
Our internship database has been growing steadily as of late. Go click on the “Internships” tab on the top menu if you are interested in learning more about what some of the big sports agencies are offering in terms of internships. Since day 1 of writing this blog, I have stressed the importance of gaining […]