Russell Wilson has made quite the name for himself on and off of the football field in his NFL career thus far. After being drafted in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft out of Wisconsin, he won the starting QB job for the Seattle Seahawks before the season started. Prior to signing his […]
According to Sports Business Daily Liz Mullen, NBA player agent James Dunleavy has left Wasserman Media Group. “I am not sure what I am going to do going forward, but I can confirm I am not there,” he said of leaving Wasserman. Dunleavy represented his brother Mike, Jr., Jahii Carson, and Villanova G Darrun Hilliard, […]
This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Sports Management Worldwide annual NHL Career Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Attendees got the opportunity to hear from everyone involved in the hockey business from media to general managers and then attended the actual NHL Draft in Sunrise, Florida. There were two agent panels, one […]
Relativity Sports has added to their roster only this time, they’ve added a new agent instead of a player. Kevin Omell, a veteran NFL agent, will be leaving National Sports Agency to work alongside his close friend Ben Dogra. Omell worked at National Sports Agency alongside its founder, Harold Lewis, for over 10 years. Lewis […]
Roc Nation Sports has signed World Cup Champion Jerome Boateng to its roster. Boateng and his management company SAM Sports signed an exclusive promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports earning him the position as premiere professional football athlete for the agency. Boateng is a German soccer player currently playing as a defender for Bayern Munich […]
University of Florida guard Michael Frazier signed with local agent Matt Ramker with hopes that their player-agent bond will pay off at the NBA Draft this Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York. Many questioned Frazier’s decision to forgo his senior year and enter the draft early since he missed a portion of his junior year […]
Per Darren Heitner, NBA Agent annual dues will likely increase during the 2015-2016 season. NBPA Deputy General Counsel Ramya Ravindran and the Board of Player Representatives have discussed and preliminarily approved raising NBA agent dues beginning with the upcoming NBA season. The expected increase in agent dues would be as follows: Agents with 0-9 players: […]
The recent news of Arn Tellem leaving Wasserman Media Group to become Vice Chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment has made headlines across the sports industry. It is becoming more and more common to see teams hiring agents into one of their front office positions. Samuel Porter, the new Director of Business and Legal Affairs […]
Per Sports Business Journal, Relativity Sports has signed Chicago White Sox first basemen and 2014 American League Rookie of the Year Jose Abreu for representation. At Relativity, agent Diego Bentz will lead his representation. Abreu was previously represented by Praver Shapiro. The second year, 28-year old Cuba native has played in 57 games this season […]
According to a Tweet by Jerry Crasnick, Detroit Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque has signed with Praver/Shapiro Group for his representation. He was previously represented by Rick Thurman of the Beverly Hills Sports Council. The 28-year old Dominican Republic native is in his fifth MLB season, all with the Tigers. He began his professional career in […]