Creative Artists Agency has been relatively quiet so far during the current player-agent signing period, but the mega agency recently signed Oklahoma State cornerback, Justin Gilbert. Agent Jimmy Sexton will represent the Huntsville, Texas native. Sexton — one of the more recognizable sports agents in the world also represents college football coaches Nick Saban (Alabama), […]
Less than a month until my birthday. I have a lot of goals to accomplish before next year’s birthday, so the clock is officially ticking. Starting to figure out all my plans for Super Bowl week — I will be up in New York from Wednesday, January 29 through Monday, February 3. Feel free to […]
I’m in Jamaica with very little internet access, but a lot of sunshine. In fact, I will be somewhat surprised if this wrap-up even gets published. As they say here in Montego Bay, “No problems; ya mon!” Anyway, the Jonathan Martin/Richie Incognito hoopla seems to be getting more interesting by the day. I see that […]
The 2013 NFL Draft ended only four days ago, yet one player drafted has already decided to part ways with his agent. Yesterday, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reported that former West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith, selected by the New York Jets at the beginning of the second round, has officially terminated his […]
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Defensive back Richard Sherman was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 154th overall pick (in the 5th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft. From that day until this year, Sherman was represented by football agent Kevin Poston of Professional Sports Planning. In fact, it was Poston who defended Sherman in November of last year when […]
I hope everyone had a very Happy Holiday (whichever holiday was celebrated) and wish all a Happy upcoming New Year. This past week on Forbes.com: (1) Who Cares About The NHL Lockout?; and (2) Brooklyn Nets Nix Avery Johnson, But Player Contracts May Cause Concern. New Years Eve will be Sports Agent Blog’s seventh birthday. Pinching myself […]
I was recently interviewed about my career as a Sports and Entertainment Attorney. Click here to read the interview. I am heading up to Columbus, Ohio on Sunday morning and will be there through Tuesday night for some depositions. What do you think the reaction will be up there to me wearing a Miami Heat […]
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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, […]