1st Team Sports Group is a new, boutique football agency led by Jerry Marlatt, Gerald Conoway, and Weston Hull. Marlatt has proven to be successful in business post-military retirement. Hull has experience in the agency world, having formerly worked with Jordan Woy of Willis & Woy Sports Group in Dallas, Texas. Along with Conoway, Marlatt and Hull have […]
The following article has been written by Neil Stratton, President of Inside the League, a consulting service for the college and pro football industries. The news of Steve Hale’s exit from his job as President of the Senior Bowl came as quite a surprise to most people in the industry, or at least the ones […]
2012 NFL Mock Draft Last Updated: March 7, 2012 Brandon Thorn is back again, treating us with his annual Mock Draft. Follow this post as Thorn provides updates leading up to the 2012 NFL Draft. And follow him on Twitter, if you dare. Round 1 Indianapolis (2-14) – QB Andrew Luck – Stanford – Agent: […]
Impact Sports, a football agency established in 1987 and operating out of Boca Raton, Florida and Los Angeles, California, currently represents over fifty NFL athletes as their NFLPA Contract Advisors. The Contract Advisors on staff at Impact Sports are Mitch Frankel, Tony Fleming, and Sean Kiernan. Together, the three have recruited and signed six football […]
Updated 3-1-12 NFL analyst Brandon Thorn is back for his third year providing an in-depth breakdown of the NFL off-season. With the 2012 Pro Days still to go, along with constant film study, this list is sure to be updated on a frequent basis. The first installment of the 2012 Mock Draft and Big Board […]
Yesterday, I reported on Jeff Sperbeck’s 2012 NFL Draft Class at The NOVO Agency. Sperbeck has signed RB LaMichael James from Oregon and WR Nick Toon from Wisconsin. Toon is being co-represented by Ralph Cindrich. Cindrich is a member of the Texas and Pennsylvania bar. He was a 1972 5th round NFL draft choice and played professional football with the Houston […]
When Brian Overstreet of E Overstreet Sports Management signed Dre Kirkpatrick, he must have been counting his blessings. Kirkpatrick has been recognized as one of (if not the) best cornerbacks in the country. Kirkpatrick, who declared for the 2012 NFL Draft after his Junior season at Alabama, is constantly mentioned in the same breath as […]
While The NOVO Agency is a fairly new football agency, its creator, Jeff Sperbeck, is no novice when it comes to representing professional football players. Sperbeck was Director of Octagon’s football division prior to starting his own company in 2010. Before teaming up with Octagon, Sperbeck was partners with Mike Sullivan, who also joined Octagon and stayed […]
Around this time last year, it looked like Joe Flanagan and his DePere, Wisconsin based company, BTI Sports Advisors was going to be representing a #1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. The player who was supposed to be taken high was Da’Quan Bowers, a defensive end from Clemson. By the time that the NFL Draft took place, Bowers’ draft […]
Oakland Raiders defensive end Lamarr Houston was selected by the team in the second round (#44 overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. Houston, who used to play for the Texas Longhorns, had a solid second season in the NFL, gathering 51 combined tackles, 1 sack, 3 pass deflections, and even an interception. Tackles were up compared […]