“Show me the money!” is a line that many associate with being a sports agent, thanks in part to the movie Jerry Maguire. With the movie having recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, former SAB contributor, Mark J. Burns, interviewed over 20 sports agents on the state of the representation industry in an article for Forbes. The […]
The list of first-time nominees for the 2017 Pro Basketball Hall of Fame class has been released. Among the list of first-time nominees are: Tracy McGrady, Ben Wallace, Muggsy Bogues, former referees Jake O’Donnell and Sid Borgia. The complete list can be seen here. A notable nominee up for election is super-agent David Falk. This […]
After leading the PAC-12 in tackles during his senior season, UCLA linebacker Jayon Brown has signed with Leigh Steinberg. Brown will train at Athletic Republic in Santa Ana to prepare for the combine and draft. He has also accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 21. Steinberg is coming off of […]
Its college bowl game time & with the end of the college football season coming to an end, top recruits are making big decisions on who will be representing them as they prepare for the NFL Draft. LSU RB Leonard Fournette has made his decision to sign with Roc Nation Sports. He is a New […]
Per tweets by Drew Rosenhaus, Rosenhaus Sports has signed two new clients: Malik McDowell, a defensive lineman out of Michigan State and 2017 NFL Draft hopeful, and Brian Poole, a rookie cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons. Coming off a disappointing season as a team at Michigan State, McDowell is projected to be a first-round NFL […]
Building on the first entry of NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor Shawn O’Dare’s journey as a first year agent with Epic Agents, this story will recap both of Shawn’s second and third blog posts. The second post centers on O’Dare’s reasoning for getting into the representation business: to do it the right way, and especially help […]
Per a press release from Berk Communications, Roc Nation Sports announced the signing of Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay and guard Ty Lawson. The 8th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft out of UConn, Rudy Gay is currently in his 11th NBA season. With previous stints in Memphis and Toronto, Gay is in his fourth season with […]
Trace Armstrong has made a career of making and building strong relationships with his clients – college football coaches. Armstrong has built one of the largest college football coaching representation practices on the basis of establishing life-long relationships with those at the helm of some of the top Division I football programs in the nation. […]
The 2016 AFL Draft was held this last Friday in Sydney. In total, 77 players were taken by the 18 clubs. Unlike last year, there wasn’t a standout player, with Essendon holding the no.1 pick close to their chest. They ended up selecting Andrew McGrath, who is managed by Connors Sports Management. The top 10 […]
Defining Sports, a sports marketing, public relations, athlete representation agency that represents over 30 current and retired athletes of the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS and Olympians says it will move to Delray Beach, Florida for its new corporate headquarters location. The process will take 6-12 months and it’s unclear how many of the 15 […]