Excel Sports Management announced today its acquisition of the football division of Rep 1 Sports. The acquisition marks a significant step for Excel, known for its extensive presence in basketball, baseball, golf, and coaching divisions, but previously absent in on-field representation in the NFL. Excel has previously represented huge football stars, like Peyton Manning, Joe […]
Excel Sports Management is launching a Coaching and Executives division and has acquired football coaching and sports broadcasting representation agency Harlan Sports Management to provide it some staff support and clientele right away. Over twenty head football coaches at the NFL and NCAA level, as well as front office executives, are now Excel clients. The […]
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has agreed to a four-year, $130 million contract extension. Herro is currently represented by Jeff Schwartz and Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports Management. Following the 2022 season Herro was named the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year and averaged 20.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, and 4.0 APG. With the October […]
You had to have seen it coming. On June 29, sports commentator Doug Gottlieb published a tweet that said, “Casey Close never told Freddie Freeman about the Braves final offer, that is why Freeman fired him. He found out in Atlanta this weekend. It isn’t that rare to have happen in MLB, but it happened […]
Major League Baseball player Freddie Freeman has ended his relationship with baseball agent Casey Close of Excel Sports Management based on Close failing to inform Freeman about a final offer that was presented by the Atlanta Braves, per Doug Gottlieb. According to Gottlieb, this information was not disclosed to Freeman because Close knew that Freeman […]
Excel Sports Management had 5 of its clients selected in the top 20 of the 2022 NBA Draft. The company represents 10 of the 58 selections (17% of the NBA Draft) during the entire night of June 23, 2022. 3 of its clients were lottery picks and it had 7 clients off the board before […]
Sports agency Excel Sports Management has acquired creative and experiential marketing agency Game Seven, which creates, develops, and executes innovative engagement platforms that tell relevant brand stories. Game Seven has worked with Nike, Foot Locker, Timberland, Oakley, Bleacher Report, Instagram, TikTok, Meta, and Spotify in the past. “Excel and Game Seven share foundational elements, as […]
In March, Excel Sports Management initiated a lawsuit against its former employee Eric Eways and Rich Paul’s Klutch Sports Group based on allegations that Klutch Sports tortiously interfered with Eways’ employment agreement with Excel Sports and that Eways breached his employment contract. Excel Sports also expressed an interest in enjoining Klutch Sports from employing or […]
Excel Sports Management has initiated a lawsuit against its former employee Eric Eways and Rich Paul’s Klutch Sports Group. The Complaint, filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, claims that Klutch Sports tortiously interfered with Eways’ employment agreement with Excel Sports and seeks to enjoin Klutch Sports from employing or otherwise […]
Rose Zhang, the top-ranked women’s amateur golfer in the world, has signed with Excel Sports Management for name, image, and likeness representation. Last year, Excel introduced its women’s golf division and has signed six women’s pros since. Zhang will join the roster of Sierra Brooks, Bronte Law, Kristen Gillman, Andrea Lee, Albane Valenzuela, and Jillian […]