Despite retiring over four years ago, Peyton Manning continues to cash in on a successful 18 year career in the National Football League. According to the NFLPA’s annual report filed with the Department of Labor and as reported by The Athletic, Manning pocketed $3.4 million last year from marketing and royalties, besting Super Bowl MVPs […]
Tom Brady has signed with William Morris Endeavor talent agency for off-field representation. Brady’s off-field endeavors include TB12, his performance brand that includes his TB12 facility, exercise equipment and his book. TB12 plans to open new facilities in New York, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and Toronto. WME represents several other prominent athletes including […]
We are inching ever so close to the Presidential Election, and ever so close to a point where bashing each other is not only acceptable, it is expected. But that’s all the political talk you’ll hear out of me for now . . . until I run for President in the future. Anything to avoid […]
I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports. Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. One of the toughest topics […]
The following is a guest contribution from Benjamin Steinberg, an attorney practicing in the state of New York. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from the NYU School of Law, where he was the Student Bar Association Social Chair and a member of both the Journal […]
It’s officially the end of the college football regular season, and that means student-athletes have begun signing with NFLPA Certified Contract Advisors in hopes of one day making a 53-man NFL roster. University of Michigan football quarterback, Devin Gardner, has signed with Yee and Dubin Sports, according to The Detroit News and Michigan beat writer, […]
The Offensive Most Valuable Player from last Saturday’s East-West Shrine Game now has the same agent as, yes, New England’s Tom Brady. Eastern Illinois quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, recently signed with Yee and Dubin Sports, LLC and will be represented by NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor, Don Yee. Yee and Dubin represent athletes, coaches, and broadcasters including […]
The following Sports Agent Blog contribution is courtesy of Brandon Thorn. The Good: Tom Brady – The football nerds around the country in forums and message boards have been talking about how Brady’s numbers this season have been down and that his career is on the downslope. While Brady’s numbers have indeed been below his usual […]
I really enjoyed spending last weekend in New York and speaking at the New York Law School Sports Law Symposium. However, it surely is nice to be back in the warm South Florida climate, even if it is supposed to reach 45 degrees here on Monday. And then on Thursday, I’m back up north. This […]
Super Bowl XLII saw the Patriots leading the Giants17-14 with Eli Manning facing a 4th and 26. The Patriots pass rush almost had him wrapped up before Manning threw a desperation prayer miraculously caught for the first down, eventually leading to a last-minute touchdown. A dejected Tom Brady walked off the field in an unfamiliar […]