It has been a few weeks since Ryan Howard dropped Larry Reynolds like he was hot. I suggested that Howard may choose the Beverly Hills Sports Council, following the path of teammate Jimmy Rollins. Instead, Ryan Howard decided that he should make a decision based on emotions. He is quoted as saying: “I’m a kind […]
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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Futbol Americana
An article on SportsBusiness.com seeks to prove why the future should be bright for the MLS [Signing Beckham – Just One Of Many Significant Developments]. To sum it up briefly, the belief is based on an expansion of teams, an increase in franchise buyouts, large television deals, big-time sponsors, European involvement, Mexican interest, American players […]
1. This week, Kwame Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers takes the cake! He stole a man’s $190 birthday cake and subsequently threw it at him [Brown won’t be prosecuted in cake heist]. At least he won’t be prosecuted!
Along with all of the money, fame, and glory of representing those who go out and give it their all for 60 minutes every Sunday comes a lifetime of pain and agony for some of those who were once professional NFL players. USAToday has a great piece on former Chicago Bear standout, Doug Plank, who […]
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January Sports Law Forums
1. January 26, 2007 – The Loyola Sports Law Institute will be hosting its third annual symposium that will cover issues in collective bargaining and contract negotiations. The symposium will be held at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA. It will cost you either $50 or $70 to attend. Click here for the program […]
Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Angelo Wright is a 45-year-old sports agent and is the founder of SportsWest Football (www.sportswestfootball.com). Mr. Wright has been representing athletes full time for 16 years. His vision was to found a sports representation firm that did not just handle contracts but also a firm that strived to develop […]
David Beckham, move aside. You are only an extreme case in a sport that has notoriously paid low salaries to its players. Nick Saban, Bobby Petrino, and Dom Capers; please stand up. In the past, I have written articles that document the recent splurge in payment to college coaches [Want to be a College Coach’s […]
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5 New Sports Agency Links Added
It has been a while since I have added some agencies to the list of Sports Agency links at the top menu of this site. Today, I introduce 5 new sites to the list. This site continues to boast one of the most comprehensive lists, if not the most comprehensive list, of Sports Agency sites […]
1. Junior Seau of the New England Patriots is being sued for throwing drinks at women and yelling things that I definitely would not say to my mother [Junior Seau, Paragon Of Taste And Virtue]. And that’s all folks!