In March 2018, Mike Evans, Buccaneers star WR signed a five-year $82.5 million contract extension with $55 million in guaranteed money. At the time, this made Evans the second highest paid WR in the NFL only behind Antonio Brown. The man behind the negotiation of this contract was his agent, Deryk Gilmore. Deryk Gilmore, former Penn State nose tackle on […]
Leigh Steinberg, CEO of Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, has joined InvestAcure’s advisory board to help spearhead the implementation of the company’s 3-year plan to generate $1 billion in annual investment for Alzheimer’s, CTE and related dementias until a cure is found. “Every 65 seconds, someone in this country is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It is a public health crisis of […]
New Orleans Saints All-Pro wide receiver Michael Thomas signed a five-year, $100 million dollar extension Wednesday morning. The contract has $61 million guaranteed. Thomas is now the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL and is the first offensive player in history, other than a quarterback, to sign a $100 million dollar deal. Thomas has more […]
Rich Paul, who founded Klutch Sports Group in 2012, is merging with United Talent Agency to start a sports division. Klutch will retain its own branding and operate under UTA. Paul stated to the New York Times that, “nothing changes” in terms of how Klutch’s basketball business will operate. It is unknown how big on […]
33-year-old Toronto Raptors Point Guard Kyle Lowry is looking to safeguard his future with representation from Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports. Lowry was previously represented by Andy Miller of ASM Sports. Miller has since emerged as one of the main suspects in the FBI’s college basketball corruption investigation, making Lowry’s departure an expected one. Priority […]
There are around 100 NBPA agents who have clients under contract for the 2019-2020 season, according to HoopsHype. Only one of those agents is a female, Danielle Cantor. Cantor recently helped her client Malcolm Brogdon sign a new deal with the Indiana Pacers. The former Milwaukee Bucks guard and 2017 Rookie of the Year played […]
Athletes First continues to make headlines as they have promoted three agents in the football agency. Following a record draft year that saw 20 clients drafted, compared to nine in 2018, Athletes First hopes to build upon its success. David Mulugheta, who joined the agency in 2011, has been promoted to equity partner and has […]
Recently, Sports Agent Blog had the opportunity to have a discussion with Jake Murphy, an up and coming sports agent who decided to forge his own path in the ultra-competitive representation industry. Murphy is a Euless, Texas-native, graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Sports Management. After having the opportunity to […]
After every agent and agency pursued the presumed No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Zion Williamson has signed with CAA Sports. “This is going to be one of the most marketable players off the court who has come into the league since LeBron James,” said Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN’s Senior NBA Insider. “Possibly a […]
VaynerSports announced that Andrew Brandt has joined the agency as its Executive Vice President. “Brandt provides a unique perspective on league and player negotiations, sports policy, player finance and other key business aspects of sports”, said AJ Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerSports. “We are very excited to welcome Andrew to our team and to take VaynerSports […]