A few weeks ago, Sports Agent Blog received an inquiry asking what degree is more beneficial if one wants to pursue a career in the sports agency industry: a JD vs. a dual-degree JD/MBA vs. just an MBA. Instead of writing an opinion piece, we decided to reach out to five agents — both current […]
The name Jordany Valdespin should certainly ring a bell. Valdespin served a 50-game suspension for his role in the recent Biogenesis PED scandal, which eventually resulted in the suspension of 13 players. Not to mention, the second baseman/outfielder also recently changed agents, switching from ACES to Metis Sports Management, an agency that dropped its football […]
California-based mega agency, Athletes First, recently added two players to its 2014 NFL Draft Class: San Jose State quarterback, David Fales and Arkansas center, Travis Swanson. Athletes First agents David Dunn and Joe Panos will represent Swanson while Dunn and Andrew Kessler will represent Fales. SportsAgentBlog.com lists Swanson as the No. 1 rated center in […]
University of Tennessee OT Antonio Richardson, an early entry into the 2014 NFL Draft, has signed with Eugene Parker and Tory Dandy of Relativity Sports. A CBSSports.com Third-Team All American, Richardson is considered one of the top offensive linemen in the 2014 NFL Draft. Additionally, he earned SEC Coaches Second Team All-SEC honors in 2013. […]
A few weeks after signing Mike Campanaro of Wake Forest, agent Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation has signed another player to his 2014 NFL Draft Class. This time it’s Florida Atlantic University cornerback, Keith Reaser. A two-sport athlete in high school, Reaser competed in both football and track, where he specialized in the 200-meter […]
Tom Santanello — a Florida-based agent with Elevate Football — is slowly racking up the client list. With already a few University of Florida players added to his roster, Santanello just signed redshirt junior UConn LB Yawin Smallwood as well. NFLDraftScout.com ranks Smallwood as the No. 6 rated ILB in the 2014 NFL Draft; the […]
Excel Sports Management just lost a client in Houston Astros OF, L.J. Hoes. However, the New York-based agency just made up for it — albeit in a different sport — with the signing of Brooklyn Nets guard, Shaun Livingston. Excel President and Agent, Jeff Schwartz, and Agent Sean Kennedy will represent the Peoria, Ill. native, […]
New York-based Excel Sports Management saw a recent loss on its client roster as Houston Astros OF, L.J. Hoes, switched to Dan Lozano of MVP Sports Group. Drafted in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, Hoes played in just 47 games this past season between Baltimore and Houston. The […]
LPGA rules mandate that a player must be 18-years-old to join the Tour. Yet, in October, the Association granted Lydia Ko’s petition to earn an exemption. For Ko — a 16-year-old from Seoul, South Korea — the news just keeps getting better as she recently signed with IMG Worldwide for management and marketing. “I am […]
A few Florida-based agents recently made additions to their respective 2014 NFL Draft classes. Last week, Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation signed Wake Forest wide receiver, Mike Campanaro. NFLDraftScout.com lists Campanaro as the No. 31 ranked wide receiver heading into the 2014 NFL Draft. Campanaro finished the 2013 season with 67 receptions for 803 […]