The 2018 MLB season has been over for a couple weeks and as the taste of champagne dissipates from the lips of the Red Sox faithful, the parade navigates to the MLB General Manager meetings, where agent movement and lingering free agent rumors act as the seasons nightcap. The GM meetings afford MLB executives the […]
Prior to the start of the NFL season, Denver Broncos offensive lineman Russell Okung received a lot of attention as he chose to negotiate his own free agent deal. Over the past few seasons, there seems to be a growing trend of NFL players choosing to negotiate their contracts without the help of an agent. Bernard […]
With the EURO 2016 under way, all eyes in Europe – and many others in the rest of the world – are on soccer. Or football, as they call it. People are watching closely what the sport’s biggest names do on the field, and outside it (see the many pictures showing Ronaldo’s tantrums circulating over […]
Highlights CAA dominated the 2016 draft with 30 clients getting selected, the most of any agency. 7 of those drafted went in the first-round and 16 went in the first two rounds. SportStars had 21 players drafted, its second straight draft with 20 or more players getting selected. Athletes First had 12 clients selected including […]
Sportstars, Inc. have signed an impressive staple of Florida Gators entering the upcoming 2016 NFL Draft. It’s resulted in no small part to the relationship that agents Jonathan Perzley and Brian Mackler have curated with the program over recent years. Perzley, a dual-degree University of Florida alum, won’t seek the spotlight, instead declining interview requests and keeping away from […]
Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford has decided to rejoin Wasserman Media Group last week after briefly being represented by Bill Duffy and BDA Sports Management. This decision comes after only two months of being represented by the agency. Horford had been represented by Arn Tellem at Wasserman for the majority of his eight year career […]
HoopsHype stays up to date on the earnings of the top NBA agencies and their agents. They also provide detailed reports of agents and agencys’ client lists and how much they are earning from each individual player. Coming in at #1 on the list is Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management. Schwartz’s client list is […]
The following is a guest contribution from Mitchell Friesen of Steiner Sports. Check out their website here: https://www.steinersports.com/ We flip on the television to watch our favorite athletes and teams battle it out on the gridiron, court or diamond and never give thought to the agencies behind the athletes. We seldom give thought to the role […]
Jay Z visited Jimmy Kimmel Live this week while the show was in Brooklyn, NY and spoke about his role as an agent. During the interview, Jay Z speaks candidly about how being a sports agent is incredible and when Kimmel says he feels like it would be a “huge pain in the ass in to […]
In most major cities (Los Angeles, New York, Miami) you can find a plethora of sports agencies. One city that defies this logic is, surprisingly, Las Vegas. Caric Sports Management is the only agency in the city and, while Steve Caric represents some notable players, it is still a relatively small practice. I recently got […]