After opting out of the 2020-21 college football season and declaring for the 2021 NFL Draft, former University of Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell has signed with Athletes First for representation. Joe Panos, Justin “Scoop” Schulman, and David Dunn are the lead agents for Sewell, according to Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal. Brian […]
Beast Mode® is taking his next venture into sports betting. Marshawn Lynch, the 5x Pro Bowler and Super Bowl Champion, has begun a content partnership with SportsBettingDime.com that will run throughout the 2020 football season. SportsBettingDime.com, or SBD, is a free online resource for all things sports betting news, information, and analysis. The foundation of […]
Jalen Ramsey, who famously arrived to training camp with the Jags last summer in an armored truck reminiscent of a Brinks truck fully equiped with bags of fake money, has made that dream into a reality a year later with the LA Rams. Ramsey and the Rams agreed to a 5-year $105M contract extension today […]
The 2nd annual Women in Baseball Conference will take place this weekend and is sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center, and hosted by Rockford University. This year’s conference will be a virtual event centered around the theme “Celebrating African American Women in Baseball.” In addition to learning about topics such as the Dolly Vardens, […]
Keenan Allen, the underrated star on the LA Charges is getting a contract extension per Ian Rappaport of the NFL Network. According to sources, the deal is worth a total of $80,100,000 with a total guarantee of $50,000,000. This deal makes Allen, who is represented by Joby Branion and Rocco Scarfone of Vanguard Sports Group, […]
East Paces Group, a registered investment advisory (RIA) firm providing families, executives, and business owners with wealth management and financial planning services, announced that it has launched a new sports and entertainment division and has named Bert Geiger as its managing director. The division serves professional athletes and entertainers who require experienced insight and discretion from a financial […]
The Houston Texans and Deshaun Watson have agreed to a 4-year, $160 million contract extension, his agent David Mulugheta of Athlete’s First confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The total deal value is $177.54 million, with $111million in guarantees. Watson will earn $39 million per year in base salary over the next four years and be […]
Wasserman has signed Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin. Oyeneyin will be represented by Spencer Wadsworth, and the agency will aid her in all endorsement, speaking, and branding opportunities. “We are stoked to add Tunde to our team at Wasserman,” said Wadsworth. “She not only brings new energy and experience to a previously untapped space in the […]
Budda Baker becomes the highest-paid safety in the NFL after he inked a four-year extension worth $59 million with $33.1 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 2-time Pro Bowl selection was the Arizona Cardinals 2nd round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. The former Washington Huskie will average $14.75 million per year. “It’s […]
In the world of increasingly elaborate and expansive care packages sent to players in training camps, The Ballengee Group, a full-service sports agency who started their football division last year, sent more than items to their clients; they sent a message as well. All the goods featured in their 2020 care packages are from black-owned […]