Word has gotten out that Philadelphia Eagles DE Vinny Curry, has decided to part ways with yet another agent. It was first reported by football industry insider Inside The League. Curry, former star DE at Marshall, was selected by the Eagles in the 2nd round 59th overall of the 2012 draft. Eagles head coach, Chip Kelly, announced […]
This past NFL offseason, defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh signed a 6-year, $114.375 million contract with the Miami Dolphins. A total of roughly $60 million of that amount is guaranteed to reach Suh’s bank account. What he does with that money thereafter is up to him and his financial planners. Suh’s agent should win sports agent […]
Per an article in the Madison Record by Heather Isringhausen Gvillo, Reginald Blackwell, a sports agent, plans on counter-suing Madison (Illinois) County attorney, Michael R. Bilbrey, who accused him of using investment money for personal expenditures. Bilbrey operates the Law Offices of Michael R. Bilbrey in Edwardsville, IL and filed a three-count complaint against Blackwell on […]
The following is a guest contribution from Gerrit Kersten-Thiele. Thiele is the CEO & NBA/FIBA Certified Player Representative at Scorers 1st Sportmanagement. I love working as a sports agent. Developing relationships with and helping players and their families throughout the process of planning a professional career, developing that career and working with them and potential pro teams through contract negotiations […]
With the passing of one of baseball’s all-time greats, Yogi Berra, the sports world has taken a look back on his career both on and off the field. His quirky sayings, dubbed “Yogisms,” have been circulating around social media, during this week’s MLB games, and on SportsCenter. The 10-time World Series Champion was a great friend […]
Forbes has released its annual list of the world’s 50 most powerful sports agents and none other than super agent Scott Boras tops the list. The list contains 13 baseball agents, 10 football agents, 10 basketball agents, 8 hockey agents,7 soccer agents, and 2 golf agents. The commissions for the agents range from $117.1M to […]
Yankees outfielder Chris Young has left Reynolds Sports Management and signed a representation contract with Creative Arts Agency (CAA). Young is now back with his old agency as he prepares for free agency following the completion of this season. Currently under a one-year, $2.5MM contract, Young has had somewhat of a comeback season after failing […]
Junior tennis star, Tommy Paul, has signed with Team8 Global, as reported by ESPN’s Darren Rovell on Twitter. Team8 Global is a Cleveland-based, boutique sports management firm, whose 2013 creation was spearheaded by tennis icon, Roger Federer, and his agent, Tony Godsick, shortly after the two left IMG in 2012. As a junior, Paul went […]
I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called “Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports.” Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. This article is part […]
The following is a guest contribution from Travis Bell, JD. Bell works in athlete, talent management and collaborative law at The Seven Bridges Group. Recently Mr. Heitner published an article on the CAA/WME rivalry heating up. The backdrop to the article was how both agencies started in the entertainment industry and ventured into sports and […]