In the beginning of June, I reported that New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora parted ways with his agent Tony Agnone of Eastern Athletic Services. Umenyiora only had to wait five days from the date that he left Agnone to hire a new agent, but did not decide on new representation until last week, when he hired Tom Condon […]
Fox Sports baseball writer Jon Morosi has tweeted that sources have told him Brennan Boesch is now represented by Scott Boras of Boras Corp. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/228200844288458752″] A Boras Corp. representative has confirmed to Sports Agent Blog that the company has signed Boesch. Boesch, a left fielder for the Detroit Tigers, will be arbitration eligible for the first time […]
NBA prospect Anthony Davis is the extremely likely number one overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. The NCAA National Champion center/forward from the University of Kentucky had been going through a lengthy vetting process of agents, with the assistance of his father Anthony Davis, Sr., until late last week when he finally announced that he […]
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When certified National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) player-agent Aaron Mintz resigned from Priority Sports & Entertainment, signed an employment agreement with rival Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and subsequently filed a Complaint against Mark Bartelstein & Associates, Inc., d/b/a Priority Sports & Entertainment, I figured this was only beginning of a series of battles between former employer and employee. The original Complaint seeks to […]
Another former Gary Wichard client has found himself a new agent. Wichard, a former NFLPA Contract Advisor, passed away almost exactly a year ago. Since his passing, Wichard’s clients at Pro Tect Management have slowly been making the change to new agents. The most recent NFL player to sign with a new agent is Indianapolis Colts defensive […]
It appears that sports agent connoisseur Peyton Hillis is almost ready to announce who his fourth agent will be. Technically, it will only be his third agent, because Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com reports that Hillis is going to sign with his original agent, Jimmy Sexton. The only difference is that Sexton is no longer with SportsTrust Advisors (where Pat Dye, […]
2012 NFL Mock Draft Last Updated: March 7, 2012 Brandon Thorn is back again, treating us with his annual Mock Draft. Follow this post as Thorn provides updates leading up to the 2012 NFL Draft. And follow him on Twitter, if you dare. Round 1 Indianapolis (2-14) – QB Andrew Luck – Stanford – Agent: […]
In 2008, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Executive Director Billy Hunter drafted an "inflexible memo" to announce the NBPA's plan to enforce its rule with regard to the prohibition against agents representing both NBA players and NBA coaches. While the rule effectively prevented individuals from representing the two classes of people, it failed to thoroughly […]
Dallas Cowboys safety Abram Elam has left Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation for Tom Condon of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Elam, undrafted in 2005 from Kent State via Notre Dame, is coming off a year where he started all games and amassed 79 tackles, including 4 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. In his career, Elam has […]