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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (6/27/2014)

Happy day-after-NBA Draft Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up.  Thrilled for Andrew Wiggins, who went No. 1 overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Thanks to contributor Mark Burns for taking over the Sports Agent Blog Twitter account last night and updating followers with pick-by-pick agent pairings.  This week on FORBES: (1) Florida Focuses On Curbing Trafficking Of Cuban Baseball Players; (2) LeBron […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (3/22/2013)

Shabbat Shalom from Las Vegas, Nevada, where I am enjoying a short vacation and soaking in all the March Madness my body can handle.  Shout out and love to Sports Agent Blog sponsor Full Sail University, and its Sports Marketing & Media Bachelor’s Degree Online.  Passover begins on Monday night; hope all my Jews enjoy […]

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Elvis Dumervil And Marty Magid: A Brief Timeline Of Events

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 […]

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Gary Wichard Of Pro Tect Management Has Passed Away

Gary Wichard, the former NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor at the top of successful football agency Pro Tect Management (which he founded in 1980) has passed away.  Multiple sources including a member of Pro Tect Management has confirmed the agent’s passing. Wichard had represented some of the best in professional football.  At one point in time, Jason Taylor, […]

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Gary Wichard Suspended; Teague Egan’s Certification Revoked; What Now?

Late last Friday, the NFL Players Association released an official announcement that Gary Wichard is hereby suspended from acting as an NFLPA Contract Advisor for nine months and that Teague Egan‘s NFLPA Certification was revoked. Wichard was suspended for having impermissible communication with UNC’s Marvin Austin prior to Austin being eligible for the NFL Draft. […]

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Gary Wichard Is On Freaking Fire

When you hear the term “football agent”, you most likely conjure up images of Drew Rosenhaus, Tom Condon, or Leigh Steinberg.  Why not Gary Wichard?  Wichard is the man behind Pro Tect Management, a company that may not be heard about much in the media, but already has a very impressive client list.  I’m also […]

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Things Could Get Iffy for Broncos and Dumervil

Elvis Dumervil has emerged this season as one of the top linebackers in the NFL. He has a league-high 15 sacks and is undoubtedly a huge part of the Denver Broncos team. Dumervil’s rookie contact from 2006 is set to expire after this season. Usually in the NFL, a young player will get a shot […]