Our 2011 NFL Draft Rounds 1-7 Picks (Player/Agent) report has agent Joe Linta with 5 clients drafted in the 2011 Draft (a 2nd round, 4th round, 5th round, 6th round, and 7th round pick). Linta is widely known as the representative of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. In Connecticut, he may soon be better known […]
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Arian Foster is coming off the best year of production in his short NFL career. Foster, who went undrafted in 2009, has become the starting runningback for the Houston Texans, and just last season set the rushing record in the entire NFL with 1,616 yards on the ground. He also led all rushers in touchdowns […]
Have unions (other than the Major League Baseball Players Association) outlived their purpose? It is a question that super-agent Arn Tellem of Wasserman Media Group posed in a recent New York Times article. While I have not yet had the opportunity to meet Tellem in person, he is certainly very respected amongst the agent community […]
Round 1 1. Carolina – QB Cam Newton ~ Auburn – Agent: Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (B.C. Sports/Perennial Sports) 2. Denver – LB Von Miller ~ Texas A&M – Agent: Athletes First 3. Buffalo – DT Marcell Dareus ~ Alabama – Agent: Todd France 4. Cincinnati – WR A.J. Green ~ UGA – Agent: Creative Artists Agency 5. Arizona – CB Patrick Peterson ~ LSU – Agent: Patrick Lawlor (Galaxy Sports) 6. Atlanta – WR Julio Jones […]
Agents who had their clients selected in the 2011 UFL Draft should be happy that their players are safe from the great mystery of NFL football under the current lockout. They will likely have their clients sign a United Football League Standard Player Contract (embedded below), which will be effective through February 29, 2012. Paragraph […]
The following article is provided by Ryan Earls, CEO of Cover3 Representation LLC. You can follow Ryan on Twitter at @AskAnNFLAgent. The recent death of Gary Wichard sparked a round-table discussion between a few agents on Twitter. The question posed: “Are contract fees due to the estate of the agent after his/her death for the […]
The New York Jets selected Kenrick Ellis in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft (pick #94 overall). Ellis and his agent, Howard Shatsky of Pro Football Management had to be thrilled that the Jets selected him as high as they did. But then the following Tweet was sent by ESPNNewYork.com’s Rich Cimini. [blackbirdpie […]
I recently sat in on a conference call that included Cris Collinsworth, Boomer Esiason, and Howie Long. A large part of the discussion centered on the 2011 NFL Draft. Collinsworth stated that it would not surprise him if 75% of the players selected in the 1st round play on defense (it ended up being 50%). […]
The NFL held its 2011 Draft over the span of three days and had it televised on ESPN and NFL Network. The United Football League (UFL) will conduct its entire 2011 UFL Draft today, and it will be displayed on…Twitter. When: May 2, 2011 (8 p.m. EST) Where: First round will be Tweeted by UFL […]
This has to be the least hyped NFL Draft in quite some time. There is more focus surrounding what is going down in the courtroom in Minnesota than what is transpiring in New York City. Our thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the terrible weather in the Southeast. Thank G-d Passover is done. I […]