Yesterday I posted that former LSU inside linebacker Kelvin Sheppard switched agents from SportsTrust Advisors to Universal Sports & Entertainment Management. He actually officially hired Universal Sports on May 20, 2011 and terminated his relationship with the firm on June 8, 2011. After I posted on Sports Agent Blog, Kelvin Sheppard Tweeted me that he is […]
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Yesterday, Joe Schad of ESPN Tweeted that former Ohio State University quarterback Terrelle Pryor chose Drew Rosenhaus as his agent. After doing some of my own research on Twitter, I found that Rosenhaus was spotted having dinner with Pryor in Aventura, Florida one day prior to the announcement. Pryor is hoping that Rosenhaus will be […]
Yet another player selected in the 2011 NFL Draft has changed representation prior to even being permitted to sign with the team that drafted him. However, this time that player has not made the jump to Drew Rosenhaus. Instead, Kelvin Sheppard, who was taken in the third round (#68 overall) by the Buffalo Bills, has […]
Last Friday, Marc Isenberg contributed a great piece to Sports Agent Blog concerning his Do It Yourself Rookie Symposium. Based on the fact that the NFL rookie symposium is cancelled this year, Isenberg has offered to provide a free copy of his Go Pro Like a Pro booklet to any NFL draftee, undrafted free agent, […]
Staying on the topic of Drew Rosenhaus and the 2011 NFL Draft, the man seems to be on a mission to sign players who were represented by another entity on the days of the Draft, even though he cannot negotiate the terms of their rookie contracts yet. Earlier today, I reported that Rosenhaus signed former […]
I am always surprised when I see that a University of Miami player is not represented by Drew Rosenhaus in the NFL Draft. Was the player not recruited at all by Rosenhaus or did some agent just happen to do something to persuade the player? After all, even if you hate Rosenhaus, the guy is […]
No preseason or regular season NFL games have been cancelled due to the NFL Lockout to date, but the Lockout has its first couple of victims: the rookie symposium and the joint NFL/NFLPA player education programs held annually at Ivy League universities. Every year, all players selected in the NFL Draft are invited to the […]
While Priority Sports & Entertainment was one of the more successful agencies in the 2011 NFL Draft (representing a total of 13 Draft picks), the company also has a strong and growing Basketball division run by Mark Bartelstein, Brad Ames, Aaron Mintz, and Reggie Brown. Priority Sports’ recent move to partner with Hoops Internacional will […]
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 […]
Dynasty football had its first client taken in the NFL Draft last week. Michael Jasper was the heaviest player taken in the Draft and the only player to be selected from an NAIA school. The Buffalo Bills have a hard working nose tackle who is ready to tear up offensive lines…as soon as the NFL […]