Suspended running back Ricky Williams applied for NFL reinstatement today, according to his recently-gone-green agent Leigh Steinberg. “Ricky is extremely excited about the prospect of playing in the NFL again and hopeful for a positive response,” said Steinberg. On the collegiate level, Williams holds or shares 20 NCAA records, and won the 64th Heisman Trophy, […]
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Not so Super Chargers
As week 4 approaches in the NFL, you look around and there are quite a few surprising teams out there: the Packers, the whole AFC South, and the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers have the same amount of losses going into week 4 that they had going into last season’s divisional playoff game. It is […]
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Breaking News: Patriots Spying Fine
This just released while I was watching the Maryland vs. West VA game: 1) Bill Belichick will be fined $500,000 2) The New England Patriots orginization will be fined $250,000 3) The New England Patriots will lose their 2008 first round draft pick if they make the playoffs this year. If they do not make […]
Baseball may be America’s pastime, but football is America’s sport. Every Sunday, millions gather around a television to see their favorite teams and players leave everything behind on the field of play. Football players put their lives on the line each and every week for different reasons. The money in professional football is a major […]
It’s not every week that the Sports Business Journal has blog worthy information for us agents and agents-to-be but a particular article in this week’s issue is certainly worth mentioning. With the start of the 2007 NFL being this week (and Thursday night’s opening day blowout is an entirely separate issue) the editors over at […]
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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Live September 4th on WNWR
I will be on a live feed tomorrow (Sept 4th) at 1 PM EST with sports radio host, Adam Taxin, on wnwr.com (and, if you’re in Philly, on 1540 AM WNWR). The interview will last for a few minutes on a segment for Adam’s NFL Preview show. Someone had already snatched up the AFC East […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]