Arizona Cardinals defensive back Tyrann Mathieu has signed with Creative Artist Agency’s football division. Mathieu played his college ball at LSU prior to being a third round pick (No. 69 overall) by the Cardinals. He has rebounded well from a scrutinized college career that included Mathieu being kicked off the LSU team for violating team […]
One of the leading global sports agencies is beefing up its consulting division with the recent addition of four industry executives. Lagardère Unlimited just added Todd Franks, Brendan Moynihan, Greg Coleman and Ryan Peck, all of whom were previously with Genesco Sports Enterprises. “We are excited that Todd, Brendan, Greg and Ryan have joined our team,” […]
Rich Paul — the sports agent for NBA superstar LeBron James — is branching out into the broadcasting side of the business. According to TNT’s David Aldridge, Paul has signed ESPN analyst, Mark Jackson. Jackson was formerly represented by Wasserman Media Group Vice Chairman and NBPA Player Agent, Arn Tellem. Prior to that, Steve Kauffman (owner of […]
Yesterday, Atlanta-based sports agency SportsTrust Advisors, which is one of the world’s top-10 most valuable football agencies, lost two of its NFLPA Certified Contract Advisors: Michael Perrett and Kevin McGuire. The two sports agents shared roughly 20 years of experience working together at SportsTrust. The duo is pursuing the formation of their own company, Element Sports […]
According to CBS Sports’ MLB Insider, Jon Heyman, Kansas City Royals catcher, Salvador Perez, has changed representation — again. The Valencia, Venezuela native is now represented by Beverly Hills Sports Council and agent Rick Thurman. His former agency was SPS Sports Group. Prior to SPS, he had been under management with the Morgan Advisory Group. […]
Sometimes when star athletes have breakout seasons, those individuals jump ship to bigger sports agencies that can offer a heightened level of services. Similarly, those more well-known agencies — more times than not — have a larger footprint in their respective sport, and as a result, can leverage not only their name but also their […]
ESPN reporter Jason Whitlock recently had the well-known sports marketer, Maverick Carter, on his podcast ‘Real Talk’. Carter — who is the Founder of LRMR Management — is the marketing agent for both LeBron James and Johnny Manziel. With James’ recent move back home to Cleveland, Carter instantly has become one of the most powerful […]
According to Sports Business Journal’s Liz Mullen, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has changed representation prior to his fourth NFL season. The former Missouri Tiger recently left CAA Sports and has signed with Relativity Sports. Smith will be co-represented by NFLPA Certified Contract Advisors, Doug Hendrickson and CJ Laboy. Over the last two seasons, Smith […]
Lawrence Travis King began his career in professional sports by accepting a position to become the Director of Player Personnel for Immortal Sports and Entertainment in 2004. In 2006, Travis was promoted to the Vice President of Basketball Operations. After a successful run with Immortal Sports, Travis joined the Relativity Sports team in 2009. In […]
Roc Nation Sports represented nine professional athletes as of last Friday. Unfortunately, for the relatively newer division of Roc Nation, that number has shrunk to eight. According to FOX Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has left Roc Nation for his former agent, Drew Rosenhaus, of Rosenhaus Sports. Brown had been with Rosenhaus when he […]