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Court Rules Arbitration Award Was Procured By NFL Agent’s Fraud

You never want a court to conclude that you committed fraud. But that is exactly what is said about a prominent NFL agent in the middle of a newly released decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. According to the Court, perhaps the “easiest conclusion” in the case, “even under […]

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NFL Players Sports Business

Roc Nation Sports Strengthens Football Division With Erik Burkhardt

Erik Burkhardt, who has been certified as an NFLPA Contract Advisor for 17 years, has joined Roc Nation Sports as co-head of the company’s football division. He will share the responsibility of managing and growing Roc Nation Sports’ football division along with Kim Miale and John Thornton. Kyler Murray (Arizona Cardinals), Bradley Chubb (Denver Broncos), […]

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NFL Players Sports Agents

Aaron Donald Signs With Kanye West’s Marketing Agency

Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl champion Aaron Donald has signed with Kanye West’s Donda Sports agency. Donald made the announcement in an interview on the I AM ATHLETE show. The full episode has not yet been released. However, in a published clip, Donald indicated it was a no-brainer to link […]

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DeSean Jackson Once Again Represented By Drew Rosenhaus

The NFL juggernaut agent, Drew Rosenhaus, announced DeSean Jackson is once again a member of the Rosenhaus family. DeSean is now an unrestricted free agent after splitting his time between the Rams and Raiders last season. If there was any animosity that may have lingered following the 3-year legal dispute between Jackson and Rosenhaus, it […]

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3 NFL Agents Leave Priority Sports And Join VaynerSports

Three NFLPA certified agents are stepping away from Priority Sports and moving on to VaynerSports. Agents Mike McCartney, Jaymeson Moten, and Kyle Dolan are taking their credentials to VaynerSports, which launched prior to the 2017 NFL Draft. The addition of the veteran trio gives the still young agency substantial momentum as we approach the ’22 […]

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College Football Players Sports Agents

TRI Sport Agency’s 2022 Draft Class

TRI Sport Agency has signed four new athletes to their 2022 NFL Draft Class. CB Raleigh Texada of Baylor, DT Glen Logan of LSU, TE/FB Roger Carter of Georgia State, and RB DeAndre Torrey will be represented by TRI Sport in the next step in their football careers. “I’m very excited to have Raleigh, Glen, […]

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Sports Agents

Interview With The Agents: Matthew Leist And Eric Dounn

LAA Sports is a team and a family.  Matthew Leist, CFO for LAA Sports is an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor originally from New York.  He and Zac Hiller, Founder and CEO of LAA Sports, grew up together.  Their prior relationship was built on trustworthiness and hard work, which made him an excellent fit for the […]

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Sports Business

Diverse Representation And Southern University Law Center To Host Sports Agent Bootcamp

In an effort to close the racial gap when it comes to professional athlete representation, Southern University Law Center, in partnership with Diverse Representation, is hosting its inaugural Sports Agent Bootcamp on February 4-5, 2022, on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “Our inaugural Sports Agent Bootcamp will allow students to engage […]

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Interview With The Agent: Trey Smith

Trey Smith is an NFLPA Certified Agent with Athletes First. He is from Perry, Georgia, which is a small town twenty minutes south of Macon, Georgia. In high school, he was a 2-sport standout athlete and student and was able to receive football and basketball scholarship offers. Smith decided to choose football and went on […]

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Peter Ariz Promoted To Director of Football Operations Of First Round Management

Peter Ariz has been promoted to Director of Football Operations of First Round Management. With the promotion, the twenty-seven year old is the youngest executive in the company. First Round Management has over 50 employees nationwide on the football and MMA side. Prior to his promotion, Peter was a certified NFLPA Agent, and handled the […]