I honestly figured that this would be the week that the Jamarcus Russell holdout would come to an end when I wrote the post, Holding Out For A Hero? on Tuesday. At that point, Russell had been up to 40 days in his current holdout. Today is the 42nd day, and I was just forwarded […]
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On June 29, I Want to be a Sports Agent contributor Paul Schackman wrote a Rookie Holdouts post, where he declared that “It is almost a guarantee that Jamarcus Russell will start this season, whether is it week 1 or three weeks in.” 2 months and a few days later, it looks like Mr. Schackman […]
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What A Summer!!!
When people think of summer, people think of the beach, vacations and baseball. That is before this summer. This one has been one for the ages, and to be honest, it has been a disgrace to all sports fans. For the longest time Barry Bonds and his homerun chase ruled the summer, and just when […]
While I have recently been on the topic of rookies, agents, and rookie holdouts I think it would only be fair to mention the phenomenal job by Neil Schwartz and Jonathon Feinsod in getting the newest member of the New York Jets, Darelle Revis, a monster contract. Darrelle Revis was the No. 14 overall pick […]
“There [are] a lot of players with a lot of talent, but some don’t have character, and who we really don’t want to be involved with. The great thing about success in business, you really philosophically choose your clients, and also say no to others.” Scott Boras made that statement in a great story (that […]
When it comes to sports and my opinions on them, I think my views and thoughts are as insightful and informative as any (Editors Note: Someone is a little confident…). In my first article for SportsAgentBlog.com, I wrote about rookie holdouts and how agents need to do a better job at getting their clients in […]
CSMG recently acquired Arizona Cardinals quarterback and budding actor, Matt Leinart, but the company has seen a big downsizing ever since. To put it plainly, and directly from the mouth of Liz Mullen at SportsBusinessJournal.com: [CSMG] has terminated its CEO, laid off several employees, saw its founder step down as chairman of the board of […]
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The NFL Draft Derby
I know many of you always wonder who are the power firms in sports and who are the so-called best agencies. Well would you judge the best by most clients or most high profile athletes? The ESPN NFL Draft Derby by Len Pasquarelli stacks the various firms against each other. Please keep in mind this […]
With the signing of Brady Quinn there are now two unsigned first round draft picks. The number one pick Jamarcus Russell and the 14th pick Darrelle Revis. You can’t be so surprised with the Oakland Raiders and Russell debacle…they are the Raiders after all. The Raiders are saying that the Russell party is asking for […]
When Greg Olsen became the first person selected in the first round of this year’s NFL draft to sign, I reported that it was full of bonuses, incentives, and escalators [Greg Olsen Is The First First To Sign]. The escalators had been the breaking point in the Brady Quinn negotiations until yesterday, when Quinn finally […]