On March 4, 2015, three of the top representatives of MLB players from the Dominican Republic announced they are joining Octagon’s baseball division. Per Octagon’s press release, “Originally from Santo Domingo, Alou is a descendant of one of the most respected baseball families from the Dominican Republic and has over 18 years of experience in […]
Update (3/6/15): The NFLPA has informed Sports Agent Blog that they have no record of Mr. Smith ever being a certified contract advisor with them. Former NFL agent and Cincinnati Bengals player, Horace Smith, admitted in February that he used the names of football recruits to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from a veterinarian […]
Louisville WR DeVante Parker has selected agent Jimmy Gould of Management One for representation. Per Sports Business Journal, Gould will handle Parker’s playing contract as well as all marketing/endorsement deals. This is Gould’s first 1st round prospect since Peter Warrick in 2000. DeVante Parker is one of the top prospects in the NFL Draft and […]
Denver Broncos LB, Brandon Marshall, has signed with agents Drew Rosenhaus and Jason Katz of super agency Rosenhaus Sports, according to a tweet by SBJ’s Liz Mullen. After a breakout 2014 campaign, the 25-year-old Las Vegas-native was hearing his name a lot more in the media. This lead the public to confuse him with current Chicago […]
Quintin Demps, who is entering into free agency ahead of the 2015 NFL season, has recently hired Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports as his new agent, as reported by Rand Getlin on Twitter. Playing last year under a 1-year/$1 million contract for the New York Giants, Demps looks to make the most out of this […]
A few weeks after his previous agent, Vincent Porter, was suspended by the NFLPA, New York Giants linebacker Devon Kennard has switched representation. His new agency, Select Sports Group, broke news of the switch via their Twitter account. Kennard racked up 35 total tackles, 4.5 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles during the 2014 season. If […]
As reported by Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, Ben Dogra, Adrian Peterson’s agent, and Rob Brzezinski, Vikings VP of Football Operations, had a war of words last week in downtown Indianapolis. Sources near the situation confirmed that the verbal altercation took place in front of numerous outside parties.The two reportedly had to be separated by […]
The following “Six Questions” short interview with Andy Shiffman, Director of Basketball Operations at Priority Sports & Entertainment, was conducted by our Contributing Writer, Steven Swick. Andy currently assists in the representation of NBA players Bradley Beal, KJ McDaniels, Nick Young, and Gordon Hayward. Connect with Andy on LinkedIn and Twitter. 1. Prior to becoming an agent, you were […]
Former Arizona State WR, Jaelen Strong, has signed with Roc Nation’s Ari Nissim for his representation in the 2015 NFL Draft, according to SBJ’s Liz Mullen. The 6’3″ 215 lb redshirt junior decided to forgo his final year of eligibility as a Sun Devil to capitalize on his record-setting 2014 season as he looks ahead […]
Marcus Mariota has chosen California-based Rep 1 Sports to negotiate his playing contracts following the 2015 NFL Draft, as reported by Liz Mullen at Sports Business Daily. Rep 1 Sports looks to add to its large client base, which includes the 11th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, Ben Roethlisberger, and the 3rd overall […]