Chicago Bears defensive end Thaddeus Gibson has terminated his relationship with Bradley Cicala of Terra Firma Sports Management and signed with Blake Baratz of The Institute for Athletes. Gibson played college ball at The Ohio State University prior to being selected in the fourth round (#116 overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since being drafted, Gibson has […]
The following guest post is by Travis Bell, NBPA certified agent and Founder & CEO of The Seven Bridges Group. Junior Seau 1969-2012 That right there is enough to leave anyone with two brain cells to rub together in a state of shock. Look, right off the top, spare me the holier than thou, sanctimonious & […]
Yesterday, former Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill signed his rookie contract with the New York Jets. The Jets drafted Hill (who is represented by Jared Fox, Alan Herman, and Lester Archambeau at SportStars) with their second round pick (#43 overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft. Hill signed a 4-year, $5 million deal and joined […]
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Michael Wilhoite has signed with David Canter of South Florida-based DEC Management. Wilhoite joins his college teammate and current 49er wide receiver Joe Hastings as DEC Management clients. Both players went to Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, which has a population of roughly 7,000 students. The two were also recently honored by the Kansas Senate. […]
What would you do if you were an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor and one of your clients forwards you something that he received on Facebook that looks similar to the following message (which was an actual message recently sent by a third party)? Hey what’s up [Name redacted] I understand at this point you have […]
South Florida-based DEC Management, Inc. represents Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai and corner back Sean Smith. Now David Canter also represents Dolphins nose tackle Isaako Aaitui, who had been represented by Sports West Football. In January, the Dolphins signed the 6’3, 315lbs Aaitui to a futures contract. Aaitui played his college ball at UNLV […]
New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz had the type of year that athletes dream about. It was not a story that many surrounding the business of football could have ever imagined. Cruz, undrafted in 2010 after graduating from the University of Massachusetts, broke the former New York Giants single-season receiving yards record, racking up […]
Another former Gary Wichard client has found himself a new agent. Wichard, a former NFLPA Contract Advisor, passed away almost exactly a year ago. Since his passing, Wichard’s clients at Pro Tect Management have slowly been making the change to new agents. The most recent NFL player to sign with a new agent is Indianapolis Colts defensive […]
Yesterday, I received word that Miami Dolphins running back/full back Lex Hilliard parted ways with former Miami Dolphin and current NFLPA Contract Advisor, Marc Lillibridge. Hilliard has signed with Miami, Florida-based Drew Rosenhaus. Lex Hilliard was a 6th round draft pick in 2008, selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 204th overall pick. He played his […]