The 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) put into effect slotted rookie contracts, which means a set value for every pick in the draft. Therefore, there is not much room for negotiating more money for players. ESPN’s Andrew Brandt broke down the changing landscape surrounding the rookie deals. The effects of these changes are felt by […]
Top sports agents, Joel Segal of Lagardère Sports and Todd France of CAA Sports continued their streaks of representing multiple first-round picks in the NFL Draft. Segal, the president of Lagardère Sports, represented five first-rounders in last month’s draft, topping any individual agent. These players are: DE DeForest Buckner (No. 7 overall), CB Eli Apple (No. 10 […]
Per Liz Mullen of SBJ, Roc Nation Sports has expanded its NFL practice by hiring another football agent and adding a top-10 draft pick. The agency represents former Notre Dame offensive tackle and No. 6 overall draft pick from last month’s NFL Draft, Ronnie Stanley. Last week, the agency hired agent John Thornton, who was […]
Per a press release from the companies, AAPC, a blank check company, has acquired TLA Worldwide plc for stock and cash consideration which has lead to a company with an estimated value of slightly greater than $200 million. TLA is a fully integrated sports marketing, management and events agency that provides sponsorship activation, sales, merchandising […]
According to SBJ, Maryland center, Diamond Stone, has signed with Tandem Sports & Entertainment for his representation in the 2016 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-11, 255 pound Stone did not have to go very far from the Maryland campus in College Park, MD to his new agency – Tandem is located in Arlington, VA a mere […]
Per MLB Trade Rumors, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Randal Grichuk has joined Excel Sports Management, where he will be represented by Casey Close. He was previously represented by Priority Sports. The 24-year-old Grichuk is in his second full MLB season after being drafted by the Angels 24th overall in the 2009 draft. Superstar Angels outfielder Mike […]
Per a Tweet by Jeff Goodman, former Indiana standout point guard Yogi Ferrell has signed with Edge Sports International for his representation in this summer’s NBA Draft. He will be represented by Keith Kreiter. The 6-foot, 180-pound Ferrell had a record setting career as a four-year starter for the Hoosiers. By the end of his […]
Per a Tweet by Liz Mullen, Kansas City Chiefs WR Albert Wilson has signed with Rosenhaus Sports for his representation. He will be represented by Drew Rosenhaus and Jason Katz. He was previously represented by Business Arena Inc. The 5’9″, 200 pound wide receiver is in his entering his third NFL season with the Chiefs […]
Per a Tweet by Jeff Goodman, former Gonzaga forward, Kyle Wiltjer, has signed with Priority Sports for his representation in this summer’s NBA Draft. The 6’10” 240-pound Oregon-native transferred to Gonzaga after beginning his collegiate career at the University of Kentucky. While at Kentucky, he was named the SEC Sixth Man of the Year as […]
As reported by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, former Iowa State standout forward, Georges Niang, has signed with Wasserman for his 2016 NBA Draft representation. He will be represented by Thad Foucher and Makhtar Ndiaye. The 6-foot-8, 230 pound Massachusetts native finished his four-year career in Ames, IA with a senior year average of 20.5 PPG, 6.2 […]