We are one week away from the “Fight of the Century” with Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2nd. In the spirit of the delayed ticket sales for the fight, our Shabbat Shalom series was also delayed to today. There’s plenty of sporting events over the next week including the NFL Draft this Thursday. Prior to the […]
Per a Tweet by Randall Liu, there are 26 players confirmed to attend the 2015 NFL Draft. The noticeable absentees include the top QB prospect, and projected number one overall pick, Jameis Winston, the number two QB prospect, Marcus Mariota, and top WR Amari Cooper. Winston has said that he will stay home on draft weekend […]
The football division at Relativity Sports is building an impressive list of players leading up to the 2015 NFL Draft. In the last few days, they’ve added Nelson Agholor, Paul Dawson, and Xavier Cooper to that list, according to SportsBusiness Journal’s Liz Mullen. Nelson Agholor is a 6’1” junior WR from the University of Southern California. […]
Prior coverage of NFL Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 Keep up with Darren Heitner on Twitter, spreadsheet creator Josh Corriveau on Twitter and Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Highlights Sportstars with 25 clients selected – 9.77% (1 in 1st round) – in-depth article on Forbes. Athletes First with […]
We are in the thick of the 2013 NFL Draft, and I am in Dallas (until tonight) being a good American and attending events surrounding the official unveiling of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The Rounds 1-7 NFL Draft Player/Agent page will certainly be created this year; however, I have decided to part with the creation of […]
NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor Terry Watson had two players selected in the 2012 NFL Draft – Florida State cornerback Mike Harris (#176 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars) and South Carolina strong safety Antonio Allen (#242 overall to the New York Jets). Unfortunately for Watson, the higher pick, Harris, has already decided to make a change of agent. Harris has […]
While I covered the 2012 NFL Draft and posted all of the player/agent relationships of those individuals who were selected, I have yet to write much on undrafted free agents who signed with NFL teams. One company – Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW) – failed to have a client drafted, but ended up having a record year […]
Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Without a doubt, the most popular article on Sports Agent Blog is our 2012 NFL Draft Rounds 1-7 Picks (Player/Agent) list. The list goes through picks 1-253 of the 2012 NFL Draft and highlights each pick along with his respective agent. After posting up the list, I received […]
Earlier this week, I had a blast speaking at the American Bar Association Forum On The Entertainment And Sports Industries. I spoke on the issue of high interest rate loans to athletes, and was somewhat surprised to find that much of those in attendance were unaware of the loans (not just “lockout loans”) that athletes have […]
Earlier this year, when Lagardère Unlimited acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Gaylord Sports Management Group, it inherited a golf division, baseball division, and football division. That football division was run by NFLPA Contract Advisor Ken Sarnoff. Almost immediately, the Gaylord Sports association was dropped and Sarnoff became a part of the Lagardère team, working in a football division that had been managed […]