Today was a very active day for announcing college football recruit signings made by NFLPA certified Contract Advisors. Knoxville, Tennessee-based radio host, Jimmy Hyams, tweeted that Don Yee, known by many for his representation of New England Patriots QB Tom Brady, signed Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray. Yee had no clients selected in the 2012 NFL […]
College football players who participate on teams that are bowl eligible will hold off on committing (verbally or in writing) to a particular agent and agency before the completion of their bowl games. Making such a commitment prior to performing in the bowl game would make those players ineligible to perform based on NCAA regulations. […]
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2012 NFL Mock Draft Last Updated: March 7, 2012 Brandon Thorn is back again, treating us with his annual Mock Draft. Follow this post as Thorn provides updates leading up to the 2012 NFL Draft. And follow him on Twitter, if you dare. Round 1 Indianapolis (2-14) – QB Andrew Luck – Stanford – Agent: […]
File this one under the “a week late” column. Exactly a week ago, Jason La Canfora of NFL.com tweeted that Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas changed representation and signed with Todd France. Douglas was formerly represented by David Rich of Rich Sports Management. I will say that I like the fact that Rich lists the states he […]
Only a couple of days ago, the NFL announced that it will not be suspending Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt for pleading guilty to a reckless driving charge and his arrest for allegedly concealing marijuana from police. Britt will still see a limited snap count in his team’s first regular season game against the Jacksonville […]
Last week, Georgia Tech lost its 2009 ACC Conference Championship, was told that it has to pay a $100,000 fine, and is on 4-years of probation all because the NCAA found out that a friend of an employee of an Atlanta, Georgia sports agency provided impermissible benefits to a football player on that 2009 football team. Actually, […]
Peyton Hillis has eclipsed 1,000 yards in a single season and found himself as the cover-boy for videogame Madden 12. He also has also switched his representation. Hillis was formerly represented by SportsTrust Advisors, but made a switch to Kelli Masters of KM Sports. Recently, we covered the story of Kelvin Sheppard leaving SportsTrust Advisors […]
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 […]
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 […]