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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (5/6/2016)

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommas out there who enjoy staying on top of the latest happenings in the world of sports business. It has been a fun filled week of Miami Heat games. Although I’m not sure my sleeping patterns would enjoy another Overtime game in this series. There’s going to be a […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (4/29/2016)

One round of the NFL Draft is done, and boy was it dominated by Laremy Tunsil. First, a tweet of him smoking out of a bong, followed by Instagram content demonstrating a request of payment from someone connected to Ole Miss. I wonder how the next 6 rounds are supposed to top that. I was […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (3/11/2016)

Philly two weeks ago, Chicago last week, and finally a weekend of relation on tap. Heading out to Las Vegas next Wednesday for my annual trip to kick off March Madness. Then Austin, Texas the week after that. It’s contract negotiation season for NFL players, with some very exciting announcements coming through the pipeline this […]

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Contract Negotiation NFL Players Sports Agents

Should Ndamukong Suh’s Agent Win Sports Agent Of The Year?

This past NFL offseason, defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh signed a 6-year, $114.375 million contract with the Miami Dolphins. A total of roughly $60 million of that amount is guaranteed to reach Suh’s bank account. What he does with that money thereafter is up to him and his financial planners. Suh’s agent should win sports agent […]

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On To The Next One: Zach Mettenberger

Tennessee Titans QB, Zach Mettenberger, has signed with Tom Condon and Jimmy Sexton of CAA for his representation, according to a Tweet by Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean. This comes after Mettenberger parted ways with his former agent Joe Linta of JL Sports. Linta made some highly publicized remarks to ESPNs Chris Mortensen demanding the Titans trade Mettenberger […]

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CFP National Champion Jeff Heuerman and Runner-Up Hroniss Grasu Sign With CAA

According to Sports Business Journal’s Liz Mullen, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed a pair of College Football Playoff participants Jeff Heuerman (TE, Ohio State) and Hroniss Grasu (C, Oregon). Tom Condon, Jr. and R.J. Gonser will participate in the representation of each player while Jimmy Sexton will assist with the representation of Heuerman and Tom […]

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Florida’s Dante Fowler Jr Signs With CAA

University of Florida’s star Defensive End, Dante Fowler Jr, has signed with one of the most powerful agencies in sports, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), according to our own Darren Heitner. Fowler will be represented by Jimmy Sexton. This is a major signing for CAA who is moving forward without one of the top agents in […]

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Ndamukong Suh Hires Jimmy Sexton As Agent

In a career that has been highly controversial Ndamukong Suh has finally made a sound decision, hiring veteran Creative Artists Agency (CAA) NFL agent Jimmy Sexton. Suh has the potential to be one of the highest paid defensive players in the NFL and with Sexton at the negotiating table that is more likely to be […]

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CAA Adds Under Armour’s Walker Jones Who Joins Coaches Division

Sports agent, Jimmy Sexton, leads Creative Artists Agency’s Coaches Division.  Referred to as college football’s most powerful agent by Sports Illustrated, Sexton will be distributing a little bit more of the workload these days.  This week, the agency added Under Armour’s Walker Jones, as reported by Michael Smith of Sports Business Journal. Jones — the […]

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CAA Sports Signs Linemen Stephon Tuitt And Taylor Lewan

While much of Jimmy Sexton’s attention has been directed toward landing former USC head coach Lane Kiffin at Alabama, the CAA Sports Certified Contract Advisor has also signed a few players leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft, including Notre Dame defensive end, Stephon Tuitt. NFLDraftScouts.com’s Dane Brugler projects the Philadelphia Eagles to draft Tuitt […]