When you hear the term “football agent”, you most likely conjure up images of Drew Rosenhaus, Tom Condon, or Leigh Steinberg. Why not Gary Wichard? Wichard is the man behind Pro Tect Management, a company that may not be heard about much in the media, but already has a very impressive client list. I’m also […]
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I am back in Gainesville, FL to begin my last semester of law school, which officially begins next Monday. Someone needs to place a giant heater above this city. It’s not supposed to get in the 20’s during the day! The 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium is quickly approaching. If you have not booked your […]
This is the first Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up of the new year. The column is one of the favorites for readers and there is no threat of it leaving. However, I was close to scrapping it for this week. I had collected a great number of interesting stories, only to have my browser crash yesterday. […]
Many people across the world just finished spending Christmas with their families, eating good food, sharing good stories, and remembering that there is nothing more important than cherishing their loved ones. Maybe those experiences will let people forget about the small number of athletes who give themselves a bad name (I’m looking at you, Tiger), […]
Merry Christmas to those who will not be celebrating Shabbat tonight. Movies and Chinese Food? As December 31 approaches, I have to think back to December 31, 2005, when I decided to create this very site and made a New Year Resolution to update it at least once every weekday. I appreciate everything this site […]
The NBA uses an official slotting system for players drafted in the first round of its annual draft. Article VIII of the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement describes the scale, which actually is not such a solid slotting system. A first round selection, and his agent (if he employs one), can negotiate a deal up to […]
I meant to post this a long time ago, but I have been so busy as of late, that I could not find the time to read through Gabe Feldman‘s new piece, The Puzzling Persistence of the Single Entity Argument for Sports Leagues: American Needle and the Supreme Court’s Opportunity to Reject a Flawed Defense. […]
Even though the Solicitor General advised the Supreme Court not to grant cert in the case of American Needle Inc. v. National Football League, the Supreme Court decided that it will review the case and see whether the NFL is immune from Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act for the licensing of intellectual property. […]
I just received this release from NFL Spokesman, Brian McCarthy: On the final play of Sunday’s game between the Chargers and Steelers, Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu returned a loose ball 12 yards for a defensive touchdown. After an instant replay review and crew conference, the on-field ruling of touchdown was incorrectly reversed to no touchdown […]
Around the NFL there is strong disapproval about the amount of money rookie players are making. In April 2008, Roger Goodell expressed his wishes to change the current rookie contract structure. Goodell flung an interesting idea of implementing a rookie salary cap, similar to that of the NBA. During a press conference with reporters in […]