Have you ever wondered what it takes to break into the ultra-competitive sports agent industry? Every year, as the deals in professional sports become more and more lucrative, the crowd of aspiring agents only continues to grow deeper. You can break into the industry several different ways. The first and quickest way to land your […]
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The NFL has a lot of money and its owners have been sharing more of it with their players. It happens all the time. A player is signed to a high priced multi-year contract only to be cut way before the contract expires. Most of the money that was displayed with awe in the major […]
“The Big Easy” is the newest client of Callaway Golf Company. Loyal reader of SportsAgentBlog.com and avid golf fan, Jason Wulterkens, has decided to hand over his first contribution to this site (besides his insightful comments). His post is a great read: South African professional golfer Ernie Els, nicknamed “The Big Easy†and also a […]
Nate Clements was signed yesterday to an 8-year, $80 million contract by the San Francisco 49ers, making him the highest paid defensive player ever. The deal has made headlines on many sports-media outlets, and the first response of many has been “really?” It is true that an $80 million contract has been signed, but it’s […]
On February 18th, I recognized that it is arbitration season with a post about Miguel Cabrera’s victory for the players against the owners after they had gone 0-4 thus far in actual hearings [‘Tis Arbitration Season]. More importantly for this post, I referenced an article I wrote a year ago titled: Arbitration…good or bad? Hey […]
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Pacman Keeps Chomping
Pacman Jones wants YOU to be his agent! So a shooting goes down at a strip club in Las Vegas and rumors start flying around that Pacman Jones was a part of it [A Strip Club Incident That Might NOT Have Featured Pac Man Jones]. Pacman is no virgin when it comes to being involved […]
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This Aint No Bull!
The sports agency Cowboy Sports Agents is suing Blue Whale Smokeless Tobacco Alternative with NicoDip(TM) for not paying its clients the endorsement money that they are owed [Bull riders’ agent sues company]. Yeah…that’s pretty much all I’ve got. Oh, and this! [YouTube: Bull Riding Tutorial]. -Darren Heitner
Am I boring you yet? I hope not. One thing is for sure, I’ve enjoyed the chance to blog about my passion. This is a great forum and Darren (the other one) is doing some fantastic work building this community of people who share the same passion for player representation, allowing us to sit back […]
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Party Like A Sports Agent
Who says you have to be Carmen Electra or Snoop Dogg to party like a rockstar? Sports Agent, Leigh Steinberg, has been throwing it down with the best of them for the past twenty years at his annual Super Bowl party. This year, he is teaming up with DiMora Motorcar CEO Alfred DiMora, and will […]
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Chasing the Client
Here are my three key steps for gaining business. Follow them if you wish, or totally ignore them…. Before you get all excited, there are many more steps to the process. I can’t give away all of the trade secrets, but these three steps are the three most pivotal steps in the recruiting process. 1 […]