Late Friday afternoon, as many people on the East Coast of the United States were wrapping up their work weeks, NFL teams and agents were also putting the final touches on potential agreements to restructure player contracts in advance of the established deadline. One of those players under consideration to restructure his contract was Denver […]
Defensive back Richard Sherman was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 154th overall pick (in the 5th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft. From that day until this year, Sherman was represented by football agent Kevin Poston of Professional Sports Planning. In fact, it was Poston who defended Sherman in November of last year when […]
The sports business world may soon be heavily shaken. Last week, I reported that Creative Artists Agency (CAA) created a new venture capital fund and is seeking $20 million in funding. Meanwhile, another behemoth in the world of sports could possibly be changing hands. Forstmann Little & Company, a private equity firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts, […]
Missouri’s KOMU-TV Sports Reporter, Ashley Zavala, reported that Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson has committed to Ben Dogra of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/ZavalaA/status/281883826488238080″] While the only Missouri player drafted this past year (Michael Egnew, TE – #78 overall to the Miami Dolphins) is represented by Andy Ross of Octagon, Richardson is not the sole […]
No. 1 ranked tennis player Novak has signed with IMG for representation. He was previously with CAA Sports. Novak made his intention to leave CAA known back in August citing simply that he needed to move on. While most insiders believed he would eventually end up at IMG, he took his time to make a decision. […]
Boston College offensive tackle John Wetzel has made his decision on representation, and has given his blessing to football agent Tom Condon of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Football. That Condon signed a Boston College player is not at all surprising. In 2012, the only player selected from Boston College was inside linebacker Luke Kuechly. He […]
In March, I learned that basketball agent Aaron Mintz had left long-time employer Priority Sports and Entertainment in favor of joining the basketball division at Creative Artists Agency. At the time, Mintz said, “this is just an unbelievable opportunity for me…I couldn’t be more excited.” That excitement never disappeared; however, Mintz would soon become occupied by […]
Unless you are a Cincinnati Bengals fan, a long-time reader of this site or a die-hard NFL fan, you may not know the name Andre Smith. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 6th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and signed a suave 6-year, $42 million contract. He is also the player […]
The trial in the case of Aaron Mintz v. Mark Bartelstein and Associates Inc. d/b/a Priority Sports & Entertainment is set to begin tomorrow. In anticipation of same, both parties have filed their trial briefs and Priority Sports has submitted a few motions in limine, one of which aims to prevent Mintz from introducing any evidence and […]
On page 22 of a lengthy 26 page Order on Motions for Summary Judgment filed by Aaron Mintz/Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and Mark Bartelstein & Associates, Inc. d/b/a Priority Sports & Entertainment, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson wrote, “This is not the first time in this Order that the Court has exposed clear misstatement […]