Last week’s Sports Lawyers Association annual gathering in Atlanta, Georgia was a great event. Over 700 attendees were on site to listen in on some interesting panels, but my favorite part is to see colleagues from around the country who are continuing to put forth excellent work on behalf of their clientele. How about the […]
Earlier this week, Marc Berman of the New York Post reported that point guard Chris Smith changed agents. He was formerly represented by Marc Cornstein, but was projected to change to his brother’s agent Leon Rose at Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Chris Smith’s brother is the popular New York Knicks player J.R. Smith. Chris Smith […]
Earlier this week SportsPro released its list of the World’s Top 50 Most Marketable Athletes. The list was created based on an athlete’s marketability over the next three years, using parameters including age, value for money and crossover appeal. Brazilian soccer player Neymar topped the list. It’s not only the athletes who can lay claim […]
At one point-in-time it seemed as though Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. would be signing with Henry Thomas of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). After all, Hardaway Jr.’s father was represented by the agent throughout his successful career in the NBA. Hardaway Jr. declared for the NBA Draft, as predicted, but he ended up going a […]
The 2013 NFL Draft ended only four days ago, yet one player drafted has already decided to part ways with his agent. Yesterday, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reported that former West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith, selected by the New York Jets at the beginning of the second round, has officially terminated his […]
Prior coverage of NFL Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 Keep up with Darren Heitner on Twitter and Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Click here for a downloadable spreadsheet of the player/agent list by player position* Highlights SportStars with 21 clients selected – 8.27% (1 in 1st round) Athletes First with […]
Landon Williams was a part of Creative Artists Agency’s (CAA) baseball division when the company negotiated the largest contract (at the time) in baseball history. It was a $127.5 million deal for San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain. Prior to joining CAA, Williams helped build and brand a baseball division at Athletic Resource Management (ARM), increasing […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. Jay-Z has accomplished a significant amount during his career. Some of these accomplishments include being a multi Grammy award winning rap artist, representing and promoting […]
Former Michigan Wolverines, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle, Alan Branch, remains a free agent. But he has signed a new agent, leaving juggernaut Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for Blake Baratz of The Institute For Athletes. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/status/317053297821364225″] Branch was selected by the Cardinals in the second round (pick #33 overall) in the 2007 […]
On March 24, NFL cornerback Terence Newman tweeted, “If anyone sees Ben Dogra of CAA, tell him I’d like him to get my deal finalized so if he could call me it would be appreciated.” Newman has since deleted the tweet, but not before it was captured in a screengrab by Ryan Van Bibber of […]