According to a Tweet from Darren Rovell, Penn State star and top running back prospect Saquon Barkley has signed with Roc Nation Sports for his representation in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Bronx-native is coming off an accolade-ridden 2017 season in Happy Valley, racking up many awards include the Paul Hornung Award (college football’s most […]
There was a big stir in the agent community, which reached depths far outside of same last week when it was first reported by InsideTheLeague.com that South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is “smitten with Jay Z, and that the two are in regular contact under the guise of the rapper recruiting him based on […]
Shalom to Amar’e Stoudemire, who is participating in the Maccabiah Games as coach of the Canadian men’s basketball team and is now a part owner of a separate Israeli basketball team. Last weekend in New York was a blast. Now it is back to being in Miami and on the daily grind. I taped an […]
Miami Heat. Repeat. I had a blast in Minneapolis, Minnesota this week speaking at the Brewer Sports Symposium’s Sports Law For Rookies And Veterans event. Bill Plaschke wrote a really strong article about Los Angeles Dodgers team president Stan Kasten and his relationship with his father, who survived Nazi concentration camps. Pots and pans are still banging in […]
This week’s Friday Wrap-up is heavy on Joe Flacco’s agent, Joe Linta, who publicly called the Baltimore Ravens “dumb”. This is probably my favorite time of the year, especially in recent past with the Miami Heat dominating the NBA. Last night’s game was a blast to witness in person. This week on FORBES: (1) Music Streaming Service Supplies […]
A couple of days ago, the following Tweet by NFLPA Contract Advisor Blake Baratz caught my attention: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/blakebaratz/status/339557588339400705″] Later that day, I spoke to Josh Luchs, author of Illegal Procedure: A Sports Agent Comes Clean On The Dirty Business Of College Football, who once said to me, “this new runner rule isn’t difficult to enforce, it’s […]
The creation of Roc Nation Sports has brought increased attention to the sports agency industry. And rightfully so. Attaching Jay-Z’s name to a sports agency is bold; athletes will be intrigued and competing agents will be concerned (whether they wish to admit it on the record or not). I have been covering Jay-Z’s efforts on […]