Atlanta-based sports agency, CSE, recently bolstered its extensive client list by adding a group of sports broadcasters and media personalities, including TheBigLead.com Founder, Jason McIntyre, former baseball player and MLB studio analyst Mark DeRosa, CNN International Sports “World Sport” anchor Don Riddell, and ESPN “Around the Horn” analyst Frank Isola. According to Sports Business Journal’s, […]
Ex-super agent and the real life ‘Jerry Maguire’, Leigh Steinberg, was recently profiled by ESPN’s ‘Outside The Lines’ along with SMU quarterback, Garret Gilbert. Gilbert was Steinberg’s only client leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft in New York City. The St. Louis Rams selected the Buffalo, New York native in the sixth round, 214th […]
Los Angeles Clippers owner, Donald Sterling, sat down with CNN’s Anderson Cooper last night on Cooper’s AC360 show. The two discussed Sterling’s racial remarks that have made headlines the past few weeks. Sterling denied being a racist roughly a dozen times and said that he did not know he was being recorded by his younger […]
On his most recent podcast, ESPN’s Sports Business Reporter, Darren Rovell, chatted with one of Michael Sam’s agents, Cameron Weiss. Weiss and his colleague at Empire Athletes, Joe Barkett, co-represent the 2013 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Rovell and Weiss discussed Sam’s announcement that he is gay, his marketing and sponsorship potential, how the […]
Prior coverage of NFL Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 Keep up with Darren Heitner on Twitter and Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS First Round Highlights CAA Sports had five clients taken in the first round on Thursday, the most of any agency. The agency’s early success included […]
Lagardère Unlimited, one of the more well-known agencies in the sports business industry, recently bolstered its consulting division. The world’s No. 7 most valuable sports agency added sports marketer, Kern Egan along with a few other senior executives from the Dallas-based sports marketing and entertainment practice, Haymaker. “My team is thrilled to join Lagardère Unlimited,” […]
According to Fox Sports 1 and its NBA Insider, Bill Reiter, Duke’s Jabari Parker had signed with sports agent, Rich Paul. Paul is the best friend and agent of Miami Heat star, LeBron James. Paul also represents Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Eric Bledsoe of the Phoenix Suns, among others. However, on May […]
Veteran sports agent, Joe Linta, was recently inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame, a non-profit devoted to honoring those who have brought recognition to Beaver County (Pennsylvania) through their contributions in the sports business industry. Since its founding in 1975, the Hall of Fame has inducted roughly 400 members at its banquets. […]
Former Green Bay Packers executive and current ESPN NFL Business Analyst, Andrew Brandt, recently discussed agents’ roles in the run-up to the NFL Draft for Sports Illustrated’s ‘Monday Morning Quarterback’. Considering Brandt’s experience on the team side along with being a former agent and now in sports media, he clearly has 360-degree football business perspective. […]
The following “Six Questions” short interview is with Chris Megaloudis, FIFA sports agent, of James Grant Sports. Connect with Chris on Linkedin. 1) What initially motivated you to work in the sports agency industry? I was drawn to the industry as a result of being around the sport my entire life. My father and stepfather […]