San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown is currently out $2 million after failing to show up to an off-season workout that would have paid Brown the large bonus. Since learning about his loss (via Twitter, of all places), Brown terminated his Standard Representation Agreement with agent Brian Overstreet of Houston, Texas-based E. Overstreet Sports Management and […]
My FORBES article on Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam being the only top prospect to enter the 2013 NFL Draft without an agent seems to have been a hot read, with over 23,000 views. Not only did it turn out that Elam was the only drafted player to not have an NFLPA certified Contract Advisor […]
After weeks of speculation and many writing in Jay Z and Roc Nation Sports as his next agent, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Desean Jackson decided to go in a different direction. On Friday, Jackson’s public relations manager, Denise White, broke the news via Twitter that Jackson signed with football agent Joel Segal of Lagardère Unlimited. [blackbirdpie […]
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Orie Lemon has terminated his standard representation agreement with football agent Peter Schaffer and signed with Jordan Woy of Willis & Woy Sports Group. Lemon, an undrafted player from Oklahoma State University, was signed by the Dallas Cowboys before becoming a member of the Chiefs. In 2013, he played in five […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Joshua Gleason. Mr. Gleason is an NFL Draft Coordinator for Pro Football Spot and an award-winning broadcaster. Follow him on Twitter at @JGleas. Roc Nation Sports has launched into the sporting world and made quite the impact in only a short time. This can’t be seen as too […]
There exists an “extremely urgent and devastating player career-transitioning problem.” NFL players have a very difficult time confronting this problem says Dr. Timothy Thompson in an article on Access Athletes. I spoke to Dr. Thompson about the potential economic and social benefits for sports agencies that determine it is worth their while to build formal […]
A couple of days ago, the following Tweet by NFLPA Contract Advisor Blake Baratz caught my attention: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/blakebaratz/status/339557588339400705″] Later that day, I spoke to Josh Luchs, author of Illegal Procedure: A Sports Agent Comes Clean On The Dirty Business Of College Football, who once said to me, “this new runner rule isn’t difficult to enforce, it’s […]
The creation of Roc Nation Sports has brought increased attention to the sports agency industry. And rightfully so. Attaching Jay-Z’s name to a sports agency is bold; athletes will be intrigued and competing agents will be concerned (whether they wish to admit it on the record or not). I have been covering Jay-Z’s efforts on […]
Constraints on the amount of fees football agents can receive based on the successful negotiation of contracts with professional NFL teams make it rather difficult for many agents to make a decent living in the business. Add the financial obligations concerning pre-Draft training and cost of living, and an agent’s financial situation can become even […]
Last week it was reported that former West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith dropped his agents at Select Sports Group after being selected by the New York Jets. It was not his disappointment with the team that drafted him; it was how far he fell in the Draft. Anyhow, Smith has waited the five days necessary […]