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.
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 […]
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!
Check out some excerpts from an interview that Darren Rovell had recently with Scott Boras over at CNBC’s Sportz Biz blog [A Day With Scott Boras]. Rovell points out the fact that his last question for Scott Boras may have solicited the best quote from Mr. Boras, and I agree that he had a great […]
This has absolutely nothing to do with being a Sports Agent or the sports industry at all, but it is a short, fun quiz that should only take a minute to complete. Which Superhero are you? Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test Here are my results: You are Green Lantern Green Lantern 95% […]
First of all, I am back from Arizona, and I brought with me another National Championship! How about them Gators? Now back to business. I will be going through all of the news that I missed over the past week for the next couple of days, and will post any new Sports Agent relevant issues […]
Nightmare Clients coming to you a little early this week due to my most-likely inability to reach a computer in Arizona. Even if I were able to access a computer, the gibberish probably would not make sense. If any athletes/broadcasters/coaches/etc mess up between now and Sunday, feel free to add it in the comments section. […]
Well I am off to Arizona to witness my Florida Gators make Ohio State look like another batch of GATORBAIT. I will not be posting until the middle of next week. Till then, take care of yourselves. Maybe Chris will keep the site alive with a post or two in the meantime. If you see […]