Sorry for the lack of posts as of late. I was on vacation in Orlando and I have 4 tests this week alone. I will still try to get as much as possible out in the meantime. It is always a pleasant surprise to see no nightmare clients of the week. In fact, Chris Henry, […]
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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Is It Really Worth It?
People say that agents giving financial goodies to potential clients is much worse in football than any other sport. The Reggie Bush scandal that seemed to be locked away from the media for a while has just hit the surface again due to a new Yahoo! report, which suggests that Bush’s family did in fact […]
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Stem Cells
I am in my senior year of undergraduate college and I have recently started research on my senior thesis topic. I am not exactly sure what the paper will be titled, but I know that I want to focus on the stem cell debate in Congress and how it has affected the Republican party/how the […]
It was not too long ago that Zeke Sandhu found himself in one of the most powerful sports agencies: Lock, Metz & Malinovic (LMM). In fact, the NFLPA still has him listed as an agent for the company. The NFLPA should update its database! Zeke Sandhu was listed as one of the agents representing 3 […]
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Oy Vey
Did you know that the Red Sox have two Jews on their team? They are Kevin Youkilis and Gabe Kapler. These broadcasters and Dennis Leary really do not leave Mel Gibson alone after finding out that there are 2 Jews on the Red Sox. Do not forget about my boy Shawn Green, who has taken […]
By the name of…Michael Bush. The star running back of Louisville broke his leg in his first game of the 2006 season and should be one of the top picks of the 2007 NFL draft if he comes out early. Many different sources including ProFootballTalk.com report that Todd France is a favorite to represent Bush, […]
Amidst all the talk about arbitration hearings, the Patriots reneging on their promise to trade Branch, etc, is there any place for Branch’s agent to be blamed for the Branch saga? ProFootballTalk.com believes that Jason Chayut, agent for Deion Branch, should have focused on first finding out from the Patriots exactly what it would take […]
1. John Welbourn, formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs, has been suspended for 6 weeks after violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy for the second time of his life. The suspension has been levied after Welbourn had retired from the league, and now he wants back in [Retired Welbourn suspended for violating drug policy]. 2. […]
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2006/2007 NFL Predictions
Kickoff is just about 3 hours away, and I am extremely excited to see my hometown Miami Dolphins take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here are my predictions on what teams will make the playoffs and how far each will go. Feel free to leave your own predictions in the comments area. AFC East: New England […]
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Know Your Drugs
We may look back to the beginning of 21st century sports as The Years of the Drug. Baseball has suspended players for steroids and human growth hormone use while football has repeatedly suspended players for violating its substance abuse policy. Agents need to be aware of what their clients are taking and what the rules […]