It is not yet law, but the state of Arkansas is one step closer to having a tougher law regulating sports agents. Last week, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill titled THE ATHLETE AGENT REFORM ACT OF 2011 (embedded at the bottom of this post in its entirety). House Bill 1061 by Rep. […]
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It looks like Woeful Weslye Saunders will enter the 2011 NFL Draft after all. Yesterday, ProFootballWeekly.com reported that the NFL announced that the former University of South Carolina tight end is eligible to be selected, changing its former stance of disallowing the player from being a part of the draft after he failed to file […]
A few weeks ago, Rachel Baribeau of the Tuscaloosa News had a long conversation with Jimmy Sexton of newly formed SportsTrust Advisors. Baribeau got a hold of Sexton at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. I strongly consider you to read the interview in its entirety. The Q&A that interests me the most is the […]
Last Tuesday, the University of Southern California hosted an “Agent Awareness, Education and Eligibility Summit.” The following officials were in attendance: Jimmy Sexton – Co-Founder, SportsTrust Advisors Tom Condon – Football Agent, CAA Rick Smith – Agent, Priority Sports Mark Levin – Director of Salary Cap and Agent Administration, NFLPA Ray Anderson – VP of […]
Former Wisconsin guard Devin Harris is in his 6th year in the NBA, currently playing with the New Jersey Nets. Prior to joining the Nets, Harris was with the Dallas Mavericks. Harris consistently got better in each of his four seasons with the Mavericks, logging more minutes and points in each successive year. This year, […]
What happens when you become the hottest player on a team with the highest payroll in baseball? Perhaps you ask one of your teammates for Scott Boras’ telephone number. Although, I doubt you really need to ask, as he is basically omnipresent. Yes, he is in Anaheim and New York City at the same time. […]
I have a new nickname for Weslye Saunders. Woeful Wes. The past year has been rather tough for Saunders. In fact, it has been flat out deplorable. Going into the 2010 college football season, the former South Carolina Gamecocks Tight End was predicted to be one of, if not the, best TEs in the country. TEs […]
Maybe Drew Rosenhaus should get a special headline outside of our normal On To The Next One column. It seems like every week he is bringing a new client into the fold. The most recent NFL player to drop his agent for Rosenhaus Sports Representation is former Florida Gator, Carlos Dunlap. Dunlap was a second […]
When I interviewed former NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor Teague Egan (who was still certified at the time of the interview), I asked Egan what his plan was for his company, 1st Round Sports, in the immediate future. His response was, Now that this all happened, I have to watch myself and stay within the rules […]
Tomorrow, February 4th, many people in Dallas, TX will attend the Dallas Superbash 2011 Super Bowl Party hosted by Pamela Anderson. The party is presented by NFL agency, Willis & Woy Sports Group, LLC. While there will be plenty of partying and celebrating on site, when the event is over, Jordan Woy and Chad Willis […]